Modeling NYCS Depots By Dave Mackay
3rd Quarter 2018 Volume 8 Number 3
Table of Contents Building a NYC RS-1 in S- scale On the Cover of This Issue By Jim Kindraka
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Modeling a Generic Big Four Tower – Part 2 By Jim Kehn
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HO-Scale Mizuno NYC Hudson Models By Hugh Guillaume 49
Modeling a 19000-Series Caboose in N-Scale 55 NYCSHS member Jim Kindraks built an S-Scale By Tom Long America RS-1 kit in brass. He is excited to add the RS-1 to his S-scale empire. Page 25
Running a Trolley Line Down Main Street By Bob Shaw
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NYC’s Lot 732 Long and Pacemaker Cabooses By Seth Lakin 75
From the Cab 5 Extra Board 6 What’s New 10 NYCSHS RPO 16 Observation Car 78 Jim Kehn returns with Part 2 of his construction of a generic CCC&StL tower. Page 36
NYCentral Modeler 27 The NYCentral Modeler focuses on providing information about modeling of the railroad in all scales. This issue features articles, photos, and reviews of NYC-related models and layouts. The objective of the publication is to help members improve their ability to model the New York Central and promote modeling interests. Contact us about doing an article for us. mailto:[email protected]
NYCentral Modeler 3rd Quarter 2018 2 New York Central System Historical Society
The New York Central System Central Headlight, the official Historical Society (NYCSHS) was publication of the NYCSHS. organized in March 1970 by the The Central Headlight is only combined efforts of several available to members, and former employees of the New each issue contains a wealth Board of Directors York Central Railroad. The of information each quarter. Nick Ariemma, R.J. Barrett, J. NYCSHS is chartered as a non- From steam to diesel (and Epperson, J. P. Burgess, T.R. Gerbracht, S.H. Lustig, D.T. profit corporation under the laws electric), from freight to Mackay, R.C. Schiring, R.L. of the state of Ohio. The mission passenger, from branchline Stoving, J.C. Suhs, M.K. of the NYCSHS is to perpetuate to mainline, the Central Vescelus, N.F. Widdifield the legacy of the New York Headlight covers them all. Central System and its Our Annual Meetings focus Directors Emeriti: J.P. Quinlivan (Founder) predecessor lines and subsidiary on the preservation of New D. Simonaitis roads through the acquisition and York Central railroad history preservation of their various with informative speakers, histories, traditions, documents, presentations, and tours. The Editor: Noel Widdifield Associate Editor: Bob Shaw records, and artifacts; and Society also has many NYC Engineering Dept.: Manuel through the dissemination of reference books and Duran-Duran accurate information in a manner drawings available for Harmon Files: Larry Faulkner O-Gauge Model Railroading: that is consistent with good purchase. Membership is Bob Shaw stewardship and preservation. open to all; so don't delay; Early Car Shop: Kyle Coble Your membership gets you four join today! www.nycshs.net Layout Drawing Artist: Frank Knight issues of the popularly acclaimed
The NYCSHS Modelers Committee We have a NYCSHS Modelers Committee that now has 14 members. We meet on the phone about once a month to strategize about what to do to support NYC modeling for our members. The members of the committee are Dave Mackay, (Chair), Brian Marotta, Jeff English, Dave Staplin, Paul Pickard, Lawrence Faulkner, Manuel Duran-Duran, Kyle Coble, Dan Seligmann, Seth Lakin, Larry Grant, Ralph Schiring, Noel Widdifield, and Rich Stoving. We have released almost 300 models at up to 20% off MSRP to our members and have sold more than 3,000 models and taken pre-orders for many more. We have offered several HO-scale, N- scale, and O-scale models and are in the process of finding more HO-, N-, S-, and even O–scale models to be released in coming months. Watch our website and Collinwood Shop online store for more information. Website: NYCSHS.org and Collinwood Shop: NYCSHS.net We have released many new NYC models over the last four years, but if you have some ideas for us, contact us at [email protected]
NYCentral Modeler 3rd Quarter 2018 3 Greetings from the NYCSHS President Dave Mackay, NYCSHS President
It’s a wonderful feeling for me to be able to report that the 2018 Annual Convention was a great success. Part of that success is the Collinwood Shop that we run to provide New York Central related items, as well as models for our members. This year we have a special Michigan Central 36’ wood sheathed, steel end boxcar in HO as our Convention car. These cars lasted until the very early 1950’s, so many of you can use it with your steam locomotives. They are still available, but limited number are in stock.
Some of the neat things that were on display are our Lot 732 extended length tongue and groove sided cabooses, and the later plywood version, which was painted in the NYC Pacemaker scheme. These were built on boxcar frames during WWII. Seth Lakin did an outstanding job of shepherding the kits through the creation process with AMB models, and continued by building the Pacemaker kit to confirm the accuracy of the instructions. This fantastic model was auctioned off at the Convention, to the delight of Dave Staplin, who won the auction.
Seth brought his collection of NYC wooden cabooses, which is quite remarkable. He has shortened the AMB 19000 kit to make a NYC short standard caboose, as well as other variations too numerous to mention here. I hope Seth shares all of his modeling knowledge with us in the NYCentral Modeler so we all can fill out our caboose collections. There is much more to NYC cabooses than the 1900s we all think of.
This brings to mind quite a bit of what a lot of us do to create the NYC models we want. I know, I’ve done it for a heavyweight combine, and I’d gladly do another for an article once I retire. To that end, if any of you are doing something special to get the model you want, please share it with us. Our editor, Noel Widdifield, is always looking for articles, and you may just be solving a problem that others of us have been wrestling with to no avail.
If it weren’t for folks like Seth, Larry Faulkner, or Manuel Duran-Duran, we wouldn’t have the cabooses, paints, or structures available that we have. Don’t be bashful; there is room for you too in this list!
We’ve had a good response to our “stand-in” models in the Store so far. For those of you who aren’t into cutting up models, painting and decaling, here is a way to represent the NYC on your layout and have the NYC “flavor”, if not the exact details.
We call these “Stand-in” models, as they are close to New York Central prototypes, have the flavor of the NYC, but are not true representations of particular prototypes. Overall, the perception is of the New York Central, hence they stand-in for NYC equipment.
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This publication of the NYCSHS is for the purpose of providing NYCS modeling information. It is a We have been thinking about having a NYCSHS publication by the NYCSHS Modeling Committee – Modelers’ Mini in Cleveland on September 22 at the - all rights reserved. It may be reproduced for Headquarters. This would be a one-day gathering of personal use only. It is not for sale. those members who love modeling the NYCS. We encourage articles and photos submitted for We would have a couple of presenters of NYCS publication. Materials submitted are considered to modeling techniques and a roundtable discussion be gratis and no reimbursement will be made to the session to gather ideas about how to increase author(s) or the photographer(s) or his/her participation in the modeling activities at the NYCSHS. representative(s). The Society reserves the right to reject, for any reason, any material submitted. It would give us a chance to meet each other, bring some other potential members and discover ways to We need articles for scales in addition to HO. We expand the modeling activities in the NYCSHS. have published articles in Z-, S-, N-, HO-, O-, 1/29-, and 1/32-scales. We do need articles in all scales, If you would be interested in joining us, send us an but want more non-HO articles. email ([email protected]) and let us know of your Please contact the editor for submission information interest. If any of you would like to make a and guidelines. We have a style guide to be used presentation, let us know that too. The ad of the Mini is for articles and will send it to any aspiring author. on page 5a. Please send us your thoughts on this. Photos should be submitted at not less than 640 x 480 pixels and in JPG, TIFF or PDF format. Send us an email today and tell us you will be there. Statements and opinions made are those of the You can also call me at 703-407-3059 to find out more or authors and don’t necessarily represent those of the to express interest. We hope to hear from you and see Society. you there. We make every effort to ensure all information is Check out our website to see some of the opportunities technically correct, but do not guarantee it for to help us. And then send an email or make a call to accuracy. All articles and photos should be sent to: volunteer. [email protected] - 703-407-3059 [email protected]
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NYC Drawings: Tom Gerbracht: [email protected] NYC Passenger Cars: Dave Mackay: [email protected]
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Jim Kindraka - Building a NYC RS-1 in S-Scale Page 25 Jim is a retired Brewer and Food Safety Microbiologist. His interest in the NYC started early, watching trains during lake summers near Kendallville and Corunna, Indiana. Jim has always been in some form of S gauge, starting with his first American Flyer train set at age 7. In 1976, he moved to the “dark side”, sold all his AF and began building models specifically
in 3/16ths scale. From 1985 to 2007 he was a partner in River Raisin Models, an S Scale brass importing business, and ran successful projects for several NYC models including H10a and H10b 2-8-2’s and Lot 782 and 827 NYC cabooses in S Scale.
During a 15-year stint on the Board of the National Association of S Gaugers, Jim helped establish current NASG Track and Wheel Standards. In retirement, Jim remains an avid modeler, Midwest rail fan and writer. Married to a classically trained coloratura soprano, Jim enjoys living in a world of classical music, minor league baseball, English hand bells and S Scale New York Central models. This is his first article in the NYC Modeler.
Jim Kehn – Modeling a Generic Big Four Tower Part 2 Page 36 Jim Kehn began his railroad career in 1973. He worked for Penn Central and Conrail as a block operator and train dispatcher on the Columbus Division and dispatched the old T&OC and much of the former Big Four. In 1995 he hired out with the Indiana and Ohio Railway as a conductor and engineer. He retired in 2012. Jim's interests include model railroading and railroad history. He enjoys modeling mainly in 2 Rail O-scale , but has a bunch of HO models depicting some of his favorite railroads. He is a member of the COHS, NKPHTS, PRRTHS, NWHS, BOHS, ELHS, NYCSHS. While he is an admirer of the NYC, he doesn't model it. He is a (shudder) PRR fan. This is Jim’s second article with us. Hugh Guillaume – HO-Scale Mizuno NYC Hudson Models Page 49
Hugh was born January 1942 and as a child, teen, and college student lived in Angola, Derby, and Eden, NY. His first exposure to the NYC was being wheeled in a baby buggy by his father from his grandmother’s house in Angola, down Main Street to the grade crossing of the NYC four-track main (Lake Shore & Michigan Southern).
He prefers steam locomotives with elephant ears, but didn’t know they
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Hugh Guillaume – HO-Scale Mizuno NYC Hudson Models - Continued were Mohawks and Niagaras.
He joined the NYCSHS in the late 1970s and attended several conventions in Cleveland at the old Hartley Hotel. Hugh served two terms as a director in the Society and chaired the Annual Convention in Buffalo in 2008.
Hugh has a very large collection of imported HO-scale brass locomotives with an emphasis on Hudson models as can be seen in his article. Hugh built and operates a NYC based semi- freelanced HO-scale model railroad named the Anover Junction Railroad. This is Hugh’s first NYCentral Modeler article.
Tom Long – Modeling a 19000 Series Caboose in N-Scale Page 55 Tom Long is an avid Boston and Albany fan and n-scale modeler, and has been a member of the NYCSHS since 2004. Tom became a fan of the B&A after moving to Framingham, MA in 1991. While there, he attended Joseph P. Keefe Technical High School, just across the street from Nevins Yard. Tom lived at milepost 23 and would walk to and
from school along the B&A.
Tom has a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He and his wife Karen currently live in Maryland where he works for the Navy as a Systems Engineer. This is Tom’s third article in the NYCentral Modeler.
Bob Shaw – Running a Trolley Line Down Main Street Page 67
A native of Schenectady, NY, Bob’s interest the New York Central began when he was a boy and continues to be expressed today in the O-gauge trains he runs, and the layouts he builds. He enjoys “talking trains” with friends, and visiting their layouts, as a member of TCA,
LOTS, and NYCSHS. Met lots of members at 2018 Convention.
Bob has written ten previous layout articles about building his NYC Water Level Route layout. This one provides a quick addition to his growing layout with a simple trolley track.
Retired from careers as a corporate communications manager and special education teacher, Bob and his wife Wanda live in southern Michigan. They enjoy visiting their twin sons, “spoiling” their two grandchildren, traveling and getting together with friends. In addition, Bob heads a LLC that provides marketing and communications consulting to global clients.
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Seth Lakin – NYC’s Lot 732 Long and Pacemaker Cabooses Page 75
Seth Lakin grew up a few blocks away from the crossing of NYC's Water Level Route and Michigan Central mainline at Porter, IN. However his earliest railroad memories are not of NYC trains, but of diesels of the late 1970s and early 1980s Conrail. This is Seth’s eighth article as he continues to share his modeling talents with us. Seth is on the NYCSHS Model Committee and is a prolific modeler.
The NYCentral Modeler Continues to Need Articles
We are able to continue to publish this magazine because a few of you have been willing to send us photos and articles about NYCS modeling. We know from our surveys that we have almost 1,000 NYCS modelers out there in the membership. I know many of you think you don’t have the ability to write an article, but we all do. We can provide you with tools to help write an interesting and informative article for us. We really want to know more about your collecting, modeling, or your layout. It only takes a couple of hours, and a camera or cell phone to create a short article. All it takes is a phone call or email to us to get you started. Help us help you to tell our members about your hobby. We are interested in all scales and all of the different ways we share this hobby. Our readers want to hear about your modeling. Please send us an email or give us a call, so we can help you get started. [email protected] or 703-407-3059
Thanks, Noel Editor, NYCentral Modeler
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NYCentral Modeler – “Mystery Photo” Tell us what you think this piece of equipment might be and where it was found. Send your answers to [email protected]
Hall of Heroes- Two of our new authors will receive our NYCSHS Magazine Writer T-Shirt for their first article in the magazine. Hugh Guillaume and Jim Kindraka join our Hall of Heroes and receive a T-shirt
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N-Scale Rolling Stock cement, and All shops between October 1 and April 1, painted the cars freight car red/brown. In Intermountian practice, it seems that locations with inside paint facilities used black F-1 cement year round and these location accounted for the preponderance of cars painted.”
Features: Custom made - only very limited number produced NYC 50’ AAR Standard Double Door Boxcar Coal Load Included Single MSRP $17.99 3-Pack $49.94 Beginning in the 1930’s, these 50' boxcars were Expected Delivery Now used in interchange service across North America. Carrying a wide range of products they traveled Available in the Collinwood Shop at 20% off from coast to coast and border to border within the MSRP for NYCSHS members. United States as well as crossing the border into Canada.
Features: Ready-to-run Accurate painting and lettering Six road numbers InterMountain metal wheelsets MSRP $24.95 Expected Delivery Oct/Nov 2018 NYC 3-Bay ACF Covered Hopper Available in the Collinwood Shop at 20% off MSRP for NYCSHS members. This model is of a hopper never owned by the NYCS. The NYC version was a 4-bay hopper. HO-Scale Rolling Stock Several features are not prototypical. Accurail MSRP Single $19.98 3-Pack $55.98 Expected delivery Summer 2018 Available in the Collinwood Shop at 20% off MSRP for NYCSHS members.
NYC USRA Twin Hopper (Red)
“Specification P-18, Painting Open Top and Flat NYC 55-Ton Panel Side Twin Hopper Cars,” first issued December 28, 1921 indicates the following for repainting of cars: Comes in three road numbers.
Shops equipped for handling F-1 black car cement, MSRP Single $16.98 3-Pack $49.98 between April 1 and October 1 painted the cars Expected delivery now. BLACK. Shops NOT equipped for handling F-1
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The major discrepancy is the ends. These cars were T&OC 41’ Steel Gondola made by NYC's Despatch Shops in Rochester, NY. They used an end of their own design, which is different than Comes in three road numbers. the Dreadnaught end that these cars have. The balance is in side panel sheets, frame tabs, and other MSRP Single $17.98 3-Pack $52.98 miscellaneous details. They are a decent substitute from Expected delivery TBA a reasonable distance, but wilt under close comparison.
MSRP $32.95 Expected Delivery Oct/Nov 2018 Bowser
Available in the Collinwood Shop at 20% off MSRP for NYCSHS members.
Walthers
NYC 50’ “Early Bird” Double Door Boxcar
Kit includes brake wheel, air tank, brake cylinder, triple valve details, trucks & couplers. One-piece injection-molded plastic body with fine paint and NYCS International Bay Window Caboose lettering. This was a standard style car for many railroads This model is an approximate version of the NYC from the 1950s to the 1980s. “Early Bird” boxcar. Some features are not prototypical. Features: MSRP $17.95 Expected Deliver Now Detailed bay window, roof, and underbody Available in the Collinwood Shop at 20% off Factory applied end railings MSRP for NYCSHS members. Molded starter points for grab irons (sold
separately) Intermountain Correct caboose trucks Fully assembled
This model is of a caboose never owned by the NYCS. Several features are not prototypical.
MSRP $34.98 Expected delivery September 2018
Available in the Collinwood Shop at 20% off MSRP for NYCSHS members. MDT (NYC) Reefer
Features:
Ready-to-run Accurate painting and lettering
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NYC Pacemaker Boxcar NYC 60’ Combine Features:
Limited Edition - one time run of these road numbers 4-4 Improved Dreadnaught ends Murphy panel roof See-through Apex steel running board 6' Youngstown doors 10' 6" Interior height NYC 60’ RPO AAR (Tab) side sills Correct 33" turned-metal wheelsets These HO-scale cars can run on a radius as small as Proto MAX(TM) metal knuckle couplers 18 inches allowing their use on compact layouts. All have updated tooling and feature This model is an approximate version of the NYC knuckle couplers and factory installed grab “Pacemaker” boxcar. Some features are not irons. These detailed cars have metal wheels for prototypical. lighting* the complete interiors.
*Lighting Kits not available through Rivarossi. MSRP $27.98 Expected Delivery Fall 2018
Features: Available in the Collinwood Shop at 20% off MSRP for NYCSHS members. Pullman Green with Yellow Dulux Lettering Knuckle Couplers Rivarossi Complete Interiors Factory Installed grabirons Metal Wheels
Several features of these models are not prototypical.
MRSP $29.95 Expected delivery now.
NYC 60’ Pullman Coach Available in the Collinwood Shop at 20% off MSRP for NYCSHS members.
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12 O-Scale Locomotives MCRR USRA Gondola
MTH This USRA rebuilt gondola was one of 9400 cars on the NYC system. Besides NYC, the cars were lettered for Big Four, B&A and P&E. Other railroads had similar steel, nine-panel gondolas.
Features:
Cast urethane from hand crafted masters, assembled one-piece bodies, ready to detail, made P&LE (NYC) ALCo RS-3 in the USA. MSRP $55.00 Expected Release Now The Alco RS-3 road switcher was a serious competitor for the freight locomotive market that it, Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton, Electro-Motive Accessories and Supplies Division of General Motors, Fairbanks-Morse, and TruColor Paint General Electric were fighting over. Tens of thousands of steam locomotives were rapidly being replaced, and it was a free-for-all to gain market share.
Features:
ABS Body Die-cast truck sides, pilots, and fuel tank Metal chassis, wheels, axles, and gears Metal handrails and horn Authentic paint scheme Two remote controlled proto couplers Prototypical Rule 17 lighting Two precision flywheel-equipped motors Operating diesel exhaust Onboard DCC/DCS decoder 1/48-scale proportions Proto-sound 3.0 digital command system NYC Structure Paint Operates on 0-27 curves
MRSP $459.95 Expected delivery late 2018 This paint is manufactured by TruColor Paint as an exclusive NYCSHS product. It comes in 1-oz and 2- Available in the Collinwood Shop at a members’ oz bottles. These are flat paints for use with brush. discount. They come in light and dark green.
O-Scale Rolling Stock MSRP 1-oz $6.19 2-oz $11.25 Expected Delivery Now Rails Unlimited
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Article about Lionel prototypes No. 622 NYC NW2 switcher. It appears that a NYC version of the loco was never made, but two prototype models were recently sold at an auction for $1,152 and $3,347. Pictures and the story are in the article.
“Exclusive” p. 30
The article features a photo and the story about Neil Young’s custom painted Commodore Vanderbilt 4-6-4 Hudson locomotive in hues of the rainbow, with white stars sprinkled across the front boiler painted a rich blue. It is kind of pretty but not very prototypical.
“Get a Load of This” by Jack Smith pp. 44 – 47 TruColor Paints in 14 NYCS related colors. White, The article features a series of loads for gondolas Black, Satin, Thinner, Flat, Gloss, Century Green, and flats using everyday articles usually destined NYC light gray, NYC dark gray, NYC Freight car for the trashcan. Two of the photos feature NYCS red/brown, Pacemaker red, Pacemaker gray, rolling stock, retarder, and Safety Yellow. “Build a Layout That Highlights 1950 Lionel” by TruColor Paints requires an additional $8.75 for Roger Carp pp. 48 – 51 shipping up to ten 1-oz or six 2-oz bottles. The lead photo features some NYCS locos and MSRP 1-oz $6.19 2-oz $11.25 plus $8.75 shipping rolling stock. charge Expected Delivery Now Classic Trains Spring 2018 Available in the Collinwood Shop.
Magazines
Classic Toy Trains May 2018
“Photo Special – Penn Central and its Predecessors” pp.40 – 53
This is a photo special coverage of the Penn Central and those railroads that became the Penn Central. Pages 44 and 45 feature several photos of NYC “Photo Album” p. 13 scenes before the merger, page 50 shows some S A photo of William Bramlage’s O-gauge layout motors, and pages 51 & 52 some NYC passenger cars. features the NYC streamlined 4-6-4 Hudson and streamlined cars passing through Cincinnati, OH where bill makes his home.
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“Summer Commuter on the New York Central’s West Shore” by Richard Stoving, NYCSHS Past “Modeling Techniques” by Jim Kindraka pp. 61 – President pp.94- 95 65 Rich tells a great story about his June 1953 twice- NYCSHS member and NYCentral Modeler author, daily train and ferry rides on the NYC West Shore Jim, shares some of him modeling techniques in RR. Rich’s summer was spent working as a office this article. He tells readers about foam cradles, boy in downtown Manhattan and his commuting filling cracks in models, and using prototype adventures make for fun reading. photos to help visualize the final model. There are HO-Collector 2nd Qtr. 2018 several of Jim’s photos of his models and even a couple of NYCS hoppers included.
What’s New With You?
We spend a lot of time rounding up new NYCS models and NYCS magazine articles to share with you in each edition. Do you find “What’s New for NYC Modeling” useful to you? “Revisiting Craftsman Kits” by Joe Altnether pp. 34 – 43 Sometimes we miss some of the new This is a great article about the craftsman model products that come out and would like to railroad kits we built in the 1950s and 1960s using have some help from you with this section wood and glue. Joe covers the kits from of the NYCentral Modeler. Northeastern Scale Models, Quality Craft, LaBelle, and Ambroid. When you find new products, send us an email telling us about them so we can be This kind of model building required much skill sure they are included in the section. and a lot of patience to achieve a good-looking model. There are references to some NYC models available from these manufacturers. Just send us an email at [email protected] and we will be sure Somewhere up under my layout is a box with your suggestions are included. several of these built up models stored away and not seen in years. Maybe someday I will get my HO-scale railroad completed in Florida and will dig out some of these models that I loving built back in those days.
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Congratulations on producing a Glad you had a good time at the wonderful convention this past convention and we greatly appreciate your weekend! Joe Epperson arranged for me kind words about the archive. to spend several hours doing research in Thanks, NYCSHS the archives on Thursday afternoon. Manuel Duran- NYCSHS Duran and Kyle Coble's clinics were exceptional and have inspired me to I recently acquired an vintage Hobbytown explore digital modeling and 3D PA1 and plan on painting it as a NYC unit. printing. I picked up some needed models (I didn't like the Athearn units and how for my WWI-era T&OC layout and a they ran.) I am unsure of which grey (there couple of great books. Besides all that, I are so many grays and greys.) reconnected with some old friends, and made some new ones, too . . . and I loved This past winter I acquired an HO P2K the visit the Bucyrus depot - what a E7B undecorated and plan on painting it gem! Ministry responsibilities at my with the Century Green. Are there any congregation in Virginia required me to current manufacturers of that now? return home Saturday evening, so I missed the last half of the convention. However, I I want to do an ABA in N scale too. Any thought you did a superb job on the help would be fantastic. portions I did attend and wanted you to know that I thoroughly enjoyed my time Thanks. in Cleveland. Benjamin Gardiner
On another note, I want to express my appreciation for the phenomenal work Benjamin, that has been done digitizing and organizing the NYC records Your email was forwarded to me, as I'm collection! Many years ago, I attempted to the Chair of the NYCSHS Modeling do some research with Charlie Smith and Committee, and I've done what you're Lans Vail when the collection was housed looking to do. I'm a Floquil painter, but in the storage facility at Mentor, Ohio - that is no longer an option, unless you what an impossible task that was. Your have the paint. I don't know if your collective efforts have moved the society looking for an acrylic (water) based paint light years away from those early days! or a solvent-based product. You do have a choice. Here are your options: Well Done, Acrylic - Scale Coat has black, NYC dark
grey, NYC light grey and NYC "Jade" Doug Chapman, Montclair, VA (Century) green:
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16 http://www.minutemanscalemodels.com metal finishes and bake for 2 hours at 125 /v/vspfiles/Colorchart/ScalecoatColorCh degrees. After a few days I made a special art.pdf mix of TruColor paints to get the color with the help of a color photograph of this Solvent - Trucolor has black, NYC dark caboose. grey, NYC light grey and NYC "Jade" After painting I then baked the model (Century) green also: again. I've used this method on dozens of http://trucolorpaint.com/wp- models and the paint comes out perfect. content/uploads/2014/08/ColorChart.pd No flaking really tough. f After application of the decals I used This should solve your problems. Testors lusterless flat. Not from the can though. I decant the entire contents into a Best regards, 1-ounce bottle and airbrush the flat, which I like better than Dull coat. 8 parts thinner Dave Mackay to 1 part grimy black from TruColor was Noel, applied to give a light weathering.
Here is a custom decal project where I had artwork created for an unusual caboose during the safety era where cabooses took on a billboard look to them.
Once the decals are ready I take the proof and cut out the parts to make sure the sizing is correct and then make changes according to the photographs.
I chose an Alco models N 7 brass model and stripped the finish off with acetone in a special tank I built. Don't immerse the trucks in the tank. Clean them by hand.
I then soaked the model in white vinegar for 40 minutes and with an electric toothbrush massaged salt onto the surfaces to help etch the brass. After this the caboose spent 30 minutes in an ultrasonic cleaner with distilled water and a teaspoon of Dawn at 104 degrees. This last step pulls all the junk out of the crevices. Always use gloves through this process. I primer with Tamiya fine scale gray for
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Recently, I received an email for a follow modeler who referred to an NYC document titled “Schedule-18” that stated NYC hopper cars were to be painted in red oxide paint throughout the year unless painted out of doors in the months November through March. In that case, they would be painted with “black cement.” I have decals available for this model. So, which is correct for these hoppers . . . Thanks, Dean Apostal Granada Hills, CA black or red, or both? Or, are these cars some of the new “stand-in” NYC models that Dave MacKay referenced in his Noel, president’s column in the latest NYC Modeler? I saw yesterday's email announcement from the NYCSHS about the HO scale If red is an accurate paint color for cars in Accurail USRA twin hoppers that are Lot 362-H, then I want all four hoppers to painted red and numbered 419016, 419035, operate on my T&OC layout. 419072, 419084 (362-H, built 1917). Is red an accurate color for these cars? I appreciate the modelers committee seeking to get accurate (and stand-in) NYC My question is based upon conflicting models produced for the benefit of the information published in the NYCSHS members and the larger NYCSHS Central Headlight. In his July 1974 modeling fraternity! Keep up the good article on the NYC Oval, Lans Vail stated work! that prior to 1941, “all “self-clearing hopper cars” were painted black (pp. Blessings, Doug Chapman, Montclair, 3,4,6). However, in his article on USRA VA Hoppers, Charlie Smith stated “With regard to painting, body color for the Doug, USRA hoppers throughout their service life was dark red oxide, and stenciling was If you look at the details of the cars offered white. . . . New York Central did not adopt in the store you will find the black as the body color for open top explanation. They are correct. See below hoppers until the middle 1950's, by which what we have on the item in the store time all USRA hoppers were retirement about this. candidates” (3rd Quarter 1980 p. 9). (I know the hoppers in lot 362-H are not “Charles Smith’s article on the USRA hopper cars indicates that all hoppers were
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18 painted freight car red/brown until the wondering if these need special handling mid-1950s (probably 1965 when new cars and what the best techniques are for were being delivered) and in the specific them. Any tips for these Bethlehem Car case of the USRA hoppers, the were Works decals? I will order another set of always freight car red/brown as they were course but hate to keep botching the job. retired by the time they switched back to black.” John Meehan, Chantilly, VA
Specification P-18, Painting Open Top andFlat Cars, first issued December 28, 1921 indicates Hello John, the following for repainting of cars: Noel forwarded your email to me to try Shops equipped for handling F-1 black car and assist you. I'll tell you how I do these. cement, between April 1 and October 1 painted 1. I soak the decal in tepid water, as you the cars BLAC. Shops NOT equipped for do. handling F-1 cement, and All shops between 2. I let them soak until the paper drops off October 1 and April 1 painted the cars freight the decal in the water. car red/brown. In practice, it seems that 3. I pick the decal up with tweezers and locations with inside paint facilities used black immediately apply it to the model that has F-1 cement year round and these location been prepped with Micro-Set. accounted for the preponderance of cars painted.” I think the waiting the 2-5 minutes outside of the water isn't dissolving the glue Thanks, Noel enough for you to get it off the paper without tearing them. I wish you all the luck in this! Hello Noel,
Best regards, Dave Mackay I hope you are doing well. Thank you again for all you do for the NYCHS. I love David, the models. Success! I used a water bottle heater to I’m writing you for some ideas because I warm some distilled water and placed the botched the application of the NYC Postal decal in the water for about 30 seconds Car Decals #217 that I recently purchased and that loosened up the glue holding the from the NYCHS and am thinking there decal to the paper very nicely and it slid must be better practices than I am off very docilely. Thanks for your help! employing. I dip them into tepid warm water for about 5-10 seconds and am Your quick and friendly assistance is yet setting them aside for between 2-5 minutes another reason why membership in the but they tear often so I’m doing something NYCHS is such a great experience and wrong. The model is prepped with Micro why any NYC modeler should join! Set. I am failing in all my attempts so I’m
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19 John, Manuel has been super busy with all of the insurance claims from the big storm over Great news about your decals. We try to there, plus he's trying to get things in respond to the members as you are what order for the Convention. We might try to makes the organization. The only way we do some video on my end that he'll use will survive and grow is by recruiting during his presentation that will appear to NYC modelers so we do everything we be live from my end. We'll see. Hopefully can for them. If you know other NYC we'll have time to try this. modelers try to get them to join us. Here are a couple of photos of the recent I may have asked you this before, but if progress on the Harmon coal chute you are a modeler we would very much project. I had just installed some square welcome an article from you about your washed NBW castings to the horizontal modeling. We always need good articles beam tying it into the big vertical beams for the NYCentral Modeler. We would be supporting the gates and chutes. very glad to give you any help you need to do one.
Thanks, Noel 703-407-3059
Hi Noel,
I will try to help. You guys have sincerely been great, and I really appreciate all the help and encouragement. I have some ideas about my experience getting back into model building and model railroading after being away for a few decades.
I’m hoping to get another fellow in the office into the hobby but he’ll probably go PRR if he jumps in.
John
Evening Noel,
John Springer just left FL for his trip back to CT on Sunday. Most of our Snowbirds from church all left for their summer homes as well. I've been swimming for a couple of weeks now and need to get on Larry Faulkner, Peoria, AZ my bike and start riding again.
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20 Noel, Thank you, Melanie I'm looking for information on the NYC 22 Melanie, bedroom sleeper San Francisco Bay. What I'd like to develop is a history (plan no., According to Randall's "Streamliner Cars, build date, photos, etc.) on the car; I'd also Vol. 1", San Francisco Bay was sold to CN be interested in the car's basic in 1958 and became "Val St. specifications. Patrice." Later, in 1973, CN converted it to baggage dormitory 9475. Do you have any suggestions as to where I could start my quest? Dave Staplin
Thank you, Noel/Dave, Melanie Sembrat Thanks! That was exactly what I was Melanie, looking for!
It is covered in The Official Pullman- Melanie Standard Library, Vol 2 New York Central by W. David Randall & William M. Ross page NYCentral Modeler – “Mystery Photo” 105. It was published by RAILWAY PRODUCTION CLASSICS in 1987.
I see the book sometimes for sale on eBay and I am sure that it is available in some libraries. There is a photo, brief description and drawings of the car.
It was a Pullman-Standard Lot # 6790 Plan 4122 22 Roomette Sleeping Car built in 10/48. Series number PS48-1289 - 001 - “Mystery Photo” in last edition. 045. It was one of 45 cars build to that specification. We received no guesses as to the identity of this car so we will leave this here for Thanks, Noel another edition and see if we get any
guesses this time. Noel,
Thank you for the information. The car still exists; I am trying to determine who shopped it after the NYC; I believe it was a NYC-CN-VIA-private owner.
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New York Central System Historical Society, Inc. 2019 Convention & Meeting Buffalo, New York - May 31 – June 2, 2019 Buffalo Niagara Marriott 1340 Millersport Highway Amherst, NY 14221 Schedule Historic Sites Presenters Buffalo Central Terminal TBD Friday, May 31, 2019 Buffalo Zoo Registration 9 am – 9 pm Canalside Self-Guided Layout Tours Delaware Park – Front Park System Collinwood Shop open Buffalo Botanical Gardens Saturday, June 1, 2019 Albright – Knox Gallery GVT Excursion Lockport – Falls Road Buffalo City Hall Buffalo Central Terminal Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Guest Speaker Park Times Beach Nature Reserve Annual Meeting Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House Collinwood Shop open after meeting Niagara Falls Sunday, June 2 2019
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NYCSHS Website: www.NYCSHS.org to Hotel rooms will be available at the Buffalo We are just beginning to sign up download registration forms. Niagara Marriott at $112.00 plus 13.75% tax presenters. If you have a presentation Register in our store: www.NYCSHS.net per night without breakfast. To qualify for you would like to give, contact Joe this reduced rate hotel reservations must be Burgess at [email protected] or Noel made prior to May 1, 2019. Website for hotel Widdifield at:
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The NYCSHS has been steadily increasing its social media presence as a way to provide contact opportunities with society members and non- members alike.
Our first incursion into social media was our Facebook page which currently has over 6,000 followers/likes. It has provided an opportunity for NYC fans to ask questions, share stories and photos with visitors.
This month we are pleased to announce the introduction of our Instagram account, a place for sharing photos and descriptions of everything we are doing.
Several members of our Modeling Committee now have their own Instagram accounts where followers can stay updated on project progress. Download the Instagram app to your It’s easy to follow us from your phone, set up your account and join the computer, tablet or mobile phone. Just fun. open your Instagram account using your email address and mobile phone number for added security. Search by page name and click follow.
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Building a NYC RS-1 in S-Scale
Article by Jim Kindraka Photos by Jim expect as noted
S Scale RS-1 is the NYC RS-1’s spent their careers on Lines East, in Massachusetts and the While S Scale has had a good record for Syracuse-Rochester area. New York Central specific models in both diesel and steam, the Alco RS-1 wasn’t This article isn’t meant as a review of the represented until 2015 when Des Plaines kit but how construction progressed and Hobbies introduced a brass kit as part of some of the changes or additions I made to their S Scale America line of models. The it to get closer to the NYC prototype. S kit is designed to build up to a basic RS-1 Scale is not blessed with the broad array of and the modeler is left to detail the model NYC-specific detail parts, so several things to whatever specific road they wish. I was had to be fabricated, however there is a lot excited to finally have the chance to add more in S Scale than most other model an NYC DRS-1 road switcher to my roster. railroaders are aware. The following will hopefully detail some of that for NYC Background on RS-1 modelers…
The NYC purchased 14 ALCO/GE RS-1 Basic Model Construction locomotives between February 1948 and May 1950. The locomotives were rated at The S Scale America (SSA) RS-1 kit comes 1000 hp and numbered 8100 – 8113. as a set of flat brass etchings and only the hood is pre-bent to form for the modeler. The etchings and castings in the kit are shown in the following two photos.
Builders Photo of NYC RS-1 8109, April 1959. (NYCSHS Photo)
Three units were delivered with steam generators and classed DRSP-1A (8100) and DRSP-4A (8112 & 8113). The steam generators were later removed and the class changed to DRS-1A and DRS-4A respectively. I chose to model RS-1 #8109 mainly because I had a number of good detail photos and for a few added features I liked. Number 8109 was part of a group of three NYC units, 8109 – 8111, built in This is a view of the brass etchings in the S April 1950, Class DRS-1C, and assigned to Scale America RS-1 kit. (Glenn Guerra the B&A on delivery. My understanding Photo, Courtesy Des Plaines Hobbies)
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The Masonite is then covered with a piece of scrap linoleum. Clamped in a machinist vise it provides a great work surface with additional space to clamp parts firmly during fitting and soldering. The idea isn’t original with me, a modeling mentor, Glenn Guerra, uses the tool extensively and taught it to me. Glenn is an excellent O Scale modeler and a former editor of the O Scale Resource and S Scale Resource on- line magazines; where he continues to The brass castings contained in the S Scale publish construction articles. America RS-1 kit. (Glenn Guerra Photo, Courtesy Des Plaines Hobbies) Here are some additional views taken About 90% of the construction can be done during the model’s construction using the with a 60-Watt soldering iron. A small small worktable. You can see several of torch is helpful for a few of the larger the benefits, not just for large assemblies castings. I used a 100-Watt resistance- but also for working on smaller sub- soldering unit to complete mine. The assemblies. instructions are straight forward, and larger parts have etched lines or depressions to aid fitting. The SSA kit is an excellent “beginners” kit for brass construction, I have not built a brass kit in over 25 years but had no trouble completing this model.
To aid construction, I built the small worktable shown below. It is constructed Constructing the pilot and step unit sub- from a piece of wood with a 3” wide piece assembly. of Masonite attached perpendicular on top.
Soldering worktable. The article text explains Attaching the pilot and step sub-assembly as its use. (Glenn Guerra Photo) well as the mount for draft gear.
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Another view of the procedure to secure the model to the worktable and attach the cab and roof assemblies.
The last two photos show how I held the large end castings and the cab roof in place for soldering. The end castings were tinned using a small butane torch. The wire was wrapped around the hood over the end casting and then the piece of wood under the work table could be twisted to provide a tight fit for the final attachment. A view or the worktable's versatility in This was the one step during construction securing the frame to attach the second pilot that I found using a small torch absolutely sub-assembly. essential. The same process was repeated for the cab roof attachment, but in that instance I used the resistance unit to not over heat existing solder joints around the attachment seams.
The SSA kit provides a modeler all the parts to build a basic RS-1 locomotive. It is not meant as a kit for a certain railroad’s RS-1 so at some point the modeler is left to add or modify whatever detail necessary for a specific unit or railroad owner. With the basic frame and hood portions now How the worktable was used to hold the done, it was time to begin deciding on model tight and attach the nose casting. I did more NYC-specific details that needed to use a small butane torch for this step. be added or incorporated into the model.
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Here the basic frame and super structure assemblies are substantially complete. It is time to begin steps to add specific NYC detail to the assembly. In service photo of New York Central RS-1 One of my modeling techniques is to 8109. Note the placement of details such as surround myself with prototype photos of the horn, brake stand and ATC receiver the model I am working to achieve. shoe. Photo taken in April 1952, Pittsfield, Looking at the photos helps a great deal. MA. Photographer Unknown, Glenn Guerra You always seem to see details you might Collection. have missed before. Looking at a photo and trying to place myself in it or think about that time and place is a key to helping my own prototype modeling. I have also find it useful in re-invigorating me when modeling is not going well, or I just need a little kick to dive back in!
NYC books, the NYCSHS and the Internet are full of good photos of RS-1’s. A couple of particular photos I found are shown here, they are nice close-up shots that help define some specific and unique details that appeared on 8109 and a few other NYC RS-1 units. NYC RS-1 8113, the final RS-1 unit purchased by the NYC. Photo from March 1956 shows several details such as the horn placement, the brake stand position and detail, Train Control Motor-Generator and the ventilation screen in the hood behind it. Photographer Unknown, Glenn Guerra Collection.
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A word to about photos, those of us who have a passion for prototype modeling owe a great debt of gratitude to company photographers and the legions of largely unknown individuals who took the time to record railroading in era’s we can now only read about. That thanks also must go to railroad historical societies, libraries and collections that maintain the archives and make them available. These photos are a credit to them. They, as well as countless others I’ve used, bring the models alive and are a huge benefit to model These are the Wabco single chime horn railroading as well as history in general. castings Jim used on his model. Those organizations deserve your support. Further study of prototype photos I decided to incorporate several of these indicates RS-1 8109 (as well as 8100 and specific details on the model of 8109. 8110 – 8113), had the brake wheel and Because S-Scale doesn’t have a wide array stand on the side, within the short hood of commercially available specific detail hand rail on the engineer’s side of the parts, some compromises had to be made cab. I fashioned the stand from scrap but I guess that is why they call it pieces of brass and soldered strips from modeling. one handrail stanchion to another. The Wabco single chime horn castings were originally in the extra parts bag in Overland Models S Scale ALCO FA-2 brass diesels. Those models were imported by OMI in the late 1980’s. Many of us in S Scale modeling save everything – you never know when you will need a couple Wabco E2 single chime horns! I cut short pieces of brass “C” channel as a mounting bracket and silver soldered the horn casting to the inside as shown in the photo. Once this was cooled and cleaned, Details of the handrails, stanchions, and I soldered the top of the mount with a low brake wheel soldered in place. temperature solder to the underneath side of the cab roof. To bend the handrail and get it in place, the last handrail stanchion was removed and threaded over the wire at the appropriate time in the handrail bending process. Then, when everything was in
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Jim’s RS-1 is beginning to take shape as he continues to solder the parts into place.
During the RS-1’s NYC life span, every locomotive assigned to mainline service had to be equipped with General Railway Signal Company’s Automatic Train Control (ATC) system. The P&LE used a This is where I had to cut a hole in the cab and similar, compatible system supplied by add a screen, a detail scene in prototype Union Switch & Signal. The appliances for photos. ATC on an RS-1 consist of three visible parts. The first photo below shows the ATC Induction Receiver Shoe mounted to the truck journal box. The S-Scale part came from a run several years ago by River Raisin Models of brass EMD FT A and B diesels. At that time I was a partner in River Raisin Models and asked the Korea builder for 200 extra ATC shoe castings so S Scale modelers could accurately detail the ATC Receiver Shoe on their NYC diesel fleets. A close up photo of my cobbled together "parts box" Train Control Motor- Generator. Does anyone have a drawing of a real one?
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The second photo (previous page) shows a These two photos (below) show the AM ventilation screen cut in the long hood in wheel set gearboxes attached to the front of the engineer’s position. This will mounts furnished with the kit. The kit be next to the externally mounted Train comes with a flat can motor but I replaced Control Motor-Generator. it with a small Maxon motor that has better low speed performance. If you look The “as-is” kit had no vent or hole cut here close at the motor mount, you can see but one is clearly shown on the builder’s where I had to notch it slightly to fit the photo of 8109 and on the in-service photo Maxon motor. of unit 8113. Finally, I had to fabricate something to look like the motor- generator. There is no commercially available part in 3/16ths scale, in fact I never found one in HO either. The third photo above shows an old Walthers white metal heavyweight passenger car brake regulator that I modified, added a couple external details and some brass rod for conduit. It will be glued to the running board directly in from of the engineer as per the referenced photos. It’s another indication S-scale modelers save The finished frame of the kit with American everything and sometimes get creative in Models gear towers installed. what to do with “bits and bobs” in the parts box!
The floor and under frame of the SSA kit were designed to accept the American Models S-scale gearboxes and wheels. American Models, located in Whitmore Lake, Michigan, is a manufacturer of an array of plastic locomotives, cars and parts for the 3/16ths scale community. AM’s primary market is Hi-rail, but they do offer versions of their models with S-scale wheels. The drive AM developed years ago for plastic RS-3, This is the motor installation. You can see GP-9 and GP-35 models is considered one where the mount was notched for the round Maxon motor to fit. of the most dependable in S-scale. It is a tight fit in the long hood but does indeed work well. The drive was finished
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31 Building a NYC RS-1 in S-Scale with a standard, off-the-shelf NWSL RS diesels, 87-618, just in case it might coupling kit. Eventually a DCC decoder have some use. will be installed.
Painting and Lettering
At several points during construction I would wash the brass in soapy water just to remove build up from soldering flux and handling. I use a liquid flux based on hydrochloric acid so residuals can corrode steel items on the workbench. Before painting I washed the under frame and superstructure with some baking soda and then used vinegar to give the brass surface An HO Microscale set was used to provide the a “tooth” or very slight etch for the paint. pilot Zebra stripes. The white stripes are Since everything is painted black, no actually over size for HO and measure very masking was needed. My penchant is to close to 2 inches in S-scale. use a matte black paint finish and then There are several sources of 2” Zebra overspray with gloss coat before applying stripes but I ended up using the Zebra any decals. stripes in the HO 87-618 set. They Decals, oh my! Sometimes I wish the NYC measure closer to 2” in 3/16ths scale and had been more like the Union Pacific – a are certainly over size for HO! I had first couple stripes, slap the name on and added footboards by modifying some S Scale steam locomotive pilot castings. you’re done! No such luck, but then again, those lightning stripes sure are stunning and really set NYC locomotives apart!
The first step was to get the NYC paint and lettering diagram for the RS-1. The Society has that exact diagram, X-74125, on the paint and lettering CD. Lightning Stripe decals for an RS-1 are not available in S Scale. However, Microscale made decals for the Alco FA-2 diesel in S Scale. Microscale sold all their S Scale decals and rights to the artwork to Des Plaines Lightning Stripes for Alco FA's had to be cut Hobbies some time ago so the FA decals, longitudinally and then applied in pieces to DPH set 64-41, are still available. I also obtain the correct stripe for an RS-1. picked up the Microscale HO set for Alco
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One of the castings was slightly bent but I Additionally, the RS units had only four left it that way to add some character. I stripes at the ends, the FA’s had five, so then applied the Zebra stripe decals in again some judicious cutting was in order. blocks and strips, piecing them together as The close up shows some of the piecing I went. I have begun using Model Master but it will eventually disappear under the Decal Solvent Solution for Complex decal setting solution and an eventual dull Surfaces (Prod. #2145) to get decals to lie coat over spray. down tight in challenging places. It softens, virtually melts, the decal on The original idea was to exclusively use contact so special care is advised. decals by cutting and piecing them together. However not all things go according to plan! As you can see in the photo (left), my attempt to use only decals to build the lightning bolt “Z” over the radiator shutters was a perfect disaster. Peel it all off, back to the drawing board…
Another angle showing the completed lettering on the RS-1 short nose.
The stripes for the FA are too wide for an RS-1 so the decals were cut longitudinally The 0.010" styrene templates I made to mask and applied in two separate strips. the radiator fins for hand painting.
The finished side with hand painted fins and Oh my, the radiator shutters! Sometimes white decal stripes applied. The 5" tall "New you're the bat and sometimes you're the ball... York Central" came from an HO decal set.
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Using the decals as a template, I cut 0.010” styrene in mirror image templates of the lightning “Z”. I made them large enough I could cover the entire radiator area and held them in place with paint masking tape. Because the templates could not totally mask the inside valleys of the radiator shutters, I didn’t want to risk spray paint so carefully hand painted the area in between with NYC dark gray paint. Matching the decal stripe gray paint color proved impossible so I chose to go with what I had and explain it away as darker (and dirtier) on the active radiator shutters – I guess we all use “modelers license” when we have too!! I then cut the decals into 2” white stripes and cut those in 1” long strips. As soon as I removed the wet decal from its backing, I pre-softened the white strip with the Model Master solution. Holding one end in place with a toothpick, I used a second toothpick to gently move the soft decal into each successive valley of the radiator casting. Once you get started and establish your technique things move along rather quickly, and the white stripes cover the paint line nicely. I deemed the overall results acceptable and retired for a couple of fingers of my favorite bourbon!
Various views of the author's RS-1 model operating at City Junction on the Northern Ohio S Scale layout in Medina, Ohio. The first car behind the RS-1 is an NYC Lot 588-H 3-bay panel side hopper also built by the author.
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RS-1 8109 made its first over the road trip at an October, 2017 gathering of the Northern Ohio S Scalers in Medina, Ohio. The model still needs some paint touch up here and there but operation was flawless and I’m proud to have it on my NYC roster. I tried to keep track of time during the construction, paint and lettering process so I estimate I have 36 hours of NYCS Hudson 5344 awaits the call to go time invested in the model; 35 of them alongside the Roundhouse on Noel have been pure pleasure! Widdifield’s 1/29-scale Big Four railroad.
The Big Four caboose bringing up the rear of Members of the local chapter of the NMRA the train is a Mullet River Model Works S view Noel’s railroad at an open house. Have Scale kit constructed by the author. Thanks you thought about sharing your railroad with for reading the article, hope you enjoyed the others? An open house is a great way to let ride! your friends know about the NYCS. Writing an article for us is another way to share. Thanks for your time and reading of the article. I’m always happy to answer questions and talk about modeling! You can contact me at: [email protected]
Passenger train arriving at the station on Noel’s layout.
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Article by Jim Kehn Photos by Jim except as noted
This article picks up where we left off in No two towers were the same but most the last edition as Jim, having told us how had similar details. Essentials would be a he built the tower now moves to explain desk and chair, cabinents, and an how he detailed the interior. interlocking machine.
DETAILING THE INTERIOR
Interior shot of Cold Springs Tower in 1987. Every tower had similar features, such as interlocking machine, operator’s desk, etc., but no two towers were the same. (Rick Ballash- NAI)
If you look at photos of tower interiors you will find all kinds of things you can add to the model. Mt. Jackson Tower levers and model board in 1960. (Bob McCord-NAI)
Interior of Olentangy Tower, Columbus, Ohio. This is a rough sketch done by Dick Wagner The author loved working this tower in the and the author of interior features of the 1970’s and early 1980’s. It closed in 1982. Note: tower model. Circle is for the stove, which Dick Wagner refuses to call this tower was changed. Upper right portion of the Olentangy. It was HV Tower in Big Four days! sketch shows planning for tower names.
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INTERLOCKING MACHINE From this I determined that the best
The interlocking machine was the most combinations of levers would be 17, which challenging feature to build. Dick gave me would break down to 6 RED signal levers, several C.C. Crow interlocking machine 6 BLACK switch levers, 4 BLUE lock levers, kits, which consisted of levers and a frame. and 1 WHITE derail lever. This is a very simple kit and except for the I can't say for sure that white was used for well done levers, really doesn't look much derails but it looked good. like the machines I have seen. However, I figured to make something of it and To continue: the Crow units were cleaned assembled the kit per instructions, except I up and assembled per instructions, except substituted the metal crosspiece that the for substituting a piece of styrene tubing levers fit on with a piece of styrene tube. for the metal rod. This was done because I The levers do move. How did I determine needed to glue styrene strips to something how long to make the machine and how other than metal. As built, the levers many levers to use, you ask? simply flop back and forth.
I asked Dick about the switches on his layout that this tower was supposed to control and then I made up the rest.
C.C. Crow interlocking machine and levers as marketed.
They needed some type of stop to limit the travel, so I glued two pieces of Evergreen 293 .100 angle, one pointed down and was glued to the Crow backpiece, while another piece was glued on top of the first piece. This limited the backward travel of the levers.
Drawing of how the interlocking was planned.
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Now the levers had to be spaced apart so I glued a strip of styrene on the inside of the machine attached to the bottom rear angle and to the styrene tube. Between each lever I glued a small piece of styrene rod, which was also attached to the lower rear angle and the tube. This gave me a machine that limited the travel of the levers and they were evenly spaced. Three of these units were made, as that was all Backside view. Levers are shown with a metal that would fit nicely in the tower. The rod, but it was replaced with a styrene tube as seen on machine at right. center one had only five levers and the outer ones had six.
The machine needed a “stop” in the front for the levers. The front travel was limited by drilling the front of the casting for a piece of brass wire.
Machine as modified with styrene spacers and All three machines as modified. backstop.
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The locking bed in the back was made from styrene starting with a platform of .020 styrene sheet, which also was large enough for the Crow machines in front, so that the whole machine is one unit. On top of this were spaced Evergreen 264 1/8 channels. On top of this were glued the locking bars made from square stock. These were spaced in three groups.
All three machines and locking bed.
Beginnings of locking bed
Machine placed on bed. Locking bed is complete. One could go on and on adding details.
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Across these were spaced strips to tie it all can't see all of this work, but I just had to together. Like Indiana Jones, I was just do it-maybe as a tribute to my old making it up as I went, but looked at operator's days in towers. interlocking bed photos on the internet and would add something here and something there, until it looked good to me.
Backside of painted machine. Red for signals, black for levers, blue for locks.
Front (top) and rear (bottom) views of interlocking machine. Note that he painted the base before too much was covered over.
When everything looked good and functioned like I wanted, I sprayed the machine with dark gray primer and then Painted and weathered machine ready to painted the levers by hand. I really liked install. the way it turned out. Heck, you really
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my guest!
Rear of painted machine. The rodding that goes underneath the tower. It was an afterthought, but since this tower The gap in the brass crosspieces is there to has a stilted frame, all the rodding from clear an underframe brace. The top piece of the bottom of the machine, through the wood also had to be gaped. The large bottom piece of wood represents the bell crank array. floor, to the concrete pad below is visible. I studied more photos and came up with the idea of a comb affair that would extend from the pad to the bottom of the tower. It was to be removeable if Dick decided to actually add real rodding and bellcranks.
A wood base was drilled with holes as was a separate small piece of wood to hold everything together at the top. The rods were made from brass wire and had to be spaced the same distance as their The “comb” installed on the pad under the corresponding levers. Once this was made, tower. I took it to my friend Bill Brubach for some ideas and he soldered the brass crosspieces. The gap was made because the tower Side view of the “comb” underframe braces had to fit between the and how it rods when everything was taken apart. I should line up glued the “comb” to the base with the corresponding to the position of the machine inside. machine in the tower. It's all supposed to line up from top to bottom. It looks okay and if Dick wants to add stuff he can be
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was stunned to see a letter about Darnaby's MIAMI JUNCTION (which tells me I didn't read the 2016 issue very closely!). All I can say is great minds….
The prototype had a very small sign and not the wonderful castings found on most NYC towers and buildings (sure would like to know where the NYC made those signs). Scale City Designs “Comb” as seen from the rear of the tower. (http://www.scalecitydesigns.com/) (Karen Parker) makes laser cut signs to order. Contact them for prices and designs. Unfortunately, I think the sign I had made was too big, so I would cut it down some on another project (no, I'm not doing anymore of these towers!). That sign comes unpainted so paint it black (some were blue) and with a steady hand and small brush paint the lettering gold or brass color. I just lightly glued the signs to the tower side in If you are a glutton for punishment and want case they need to be changed at some to model the bell cranks and rodding under point. and outward from the tower instead of a simple piece of wood, then here is a picture for you! Good luck! (Burt Tower, Galion, Ohio)
OTHER DETAILS Station Name and Sign
So in 2015 Dick and I kicked around a few names for the tower since it wasn't an exact copy of Miami Crossing. We both liked MIAMI and since the location on his layout was a junction we decided on MIAMI JUNCTION. Hold on you say! Bill The SCALE CITY DESIGNS tower sign after Darnaby has the same name for his tower painting and installation. I would love to on his Maumee Route layout including a know where the prototype signs were made. stilt tower model. When I read my copy of 2017 MODEL RAILROAD PLANNING I No two towers were ever the same,
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42 Modeling a Generic Big Four (CCC&StL) Tower – Part 2 though most had similar features, such as interlock ing machine, model board, desk, cabinets, shelves, chairs, etc.
I scratchbuilt and modified commercial detail parts to finish the interior. The operator figure is painted to look like Dick Wagner. The calendar was found on the The internet. I could have added a lot of other model board was made from black foam core things, but thought I had done enough. I with a stripwood frame. The track diagram think it all turned out pretty well. It earned was made from strip styrene with red dots of me 100 points in NMRA AP judging, paint for lights. An “L” shaped bracket of stripwood was attached to the back so it which I thought was great! could be glued to the wall.
Details ready to be installed.
These four views show the operator’s desk. It was made from wood, styrene, and Tichy rivets for drawer pulls. It was based on a photo of the desk in HV Tower, Columbus, Ohio.
The cabinet and shelf unit were resin castings from somewhere. The shelf was a one-piece unit that I cut in two and put a wood top on. Now I had to put something on the shelves, so I covered the front with cardstock and added The operator’s desk with detail added. rivets for knobs.
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Although most operators were candidates for sainthood-including Operator Wagner-the third trick guy was ornery and placed his “Marilyn” calendar on the wall. The calendar is probably why Operator Wagner needed an eyeshade.
Bits of paper were cut and colored green to look like NYC Form 19 train orders. The smaller pads are Clearance Form C’s. Office copies were piled randomly and a wire paper “spike” was added. The train sheet is yellow Stove, coal bucket, spittoon, lanterns, broom, colored paper. There is a candlestick phone cupboard and cabinet are in place. because I could not find a commercial scissors phone. There is so much you could add to this scene, such as lunch box, coffee cup, thermos, or pot on stove, ashtray, Rule Book, timetable, newspapers, etc.
Interlocking machine, model board, and rubber floor mat installed.
Before the desk could be installed the wall had to have details added. The clock is from SCALE CITY; the clipboard with notices was simply paper and cardstock. All towers had several of these on the tower walls along with framed instructions, etc. Window shades were made from cardstock (index cards).
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These three views of the interior show how it all came together. (Karen Parker)
Operator Wagner hard at work moving freight on the Big Four.
Train order lights. These began as a two light signals from Selley in HO scale. I cut them in half and glued the rounded top half to a small block of wood. The visor was cut from a plastic soda straw. It all worked okay, but hope someday that someone will take dimensions of an actual light and have good castings made. Here is a potential 3D item.
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Train order light installed. It would be great to be able to have a nice yellow light installed, but that is beyond me.
The drainpipe was styrene-tubing cut at an angle and re-glued to get the proper bends to fit under the gutter. Once this was done I bent the tubing by hand until it cleared the flair and then bent it to stay close to the tower leg. It proved to be a pain to do, but looked okay when finished. However, it is very delicate.
Front view of completed tower. Note that the roof and chimney have been weathered and flashing added. I painted the inside of the All of the above taken by Karen Parker. chimney black. (Parker)
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I hope several of you Big Four fans out there will consider doing an interlocking tower. They are truly a part of big time railroading.
In this day and age of computers, laser cutters and 3D printing I'm sure someone can design a nice kit so that you won't have to do all the work I did.
THANKS A big THANK YOU to several folks that helped me put this all together.
After almost two years of procrastination, Dick Wagner, NYCSHS member and rebuilding and detailing, the tower has former Big Four towerman and fellow O returned to the Wagner layout. Back home. scaler, who now owns the tower and Look at all that area in front of the tower just contributed photos, information, stories, waiting for Dick Wagner to detail it with rodding, rollers, cranks, etc., etc. etc.
Karen Parker, COHS member, author, and computer wizard, who helped me put all this together and tolerates my complete lack of computer knowledge. She photoshopped many of my poor photos, shot many GOOD photos, and put this all together into something coherent.
Bill Brubach, two-rail O Scale PRR fan and good friend, who helped with the soldering of the interlocking machine. Last photo for inspiration. An interlocking scene has so much potential for detailing. Dick Baldwin, John Fuller, and Dave Imagine lighting the interior, exterior, train Oroszi who either sold me photos or gave order lights, and signals. There are ways to permission to use their photos or connect switches and signals in the model otherwise encouraged me to write an world to make a fully functioning interlocking plant. article on Big Four towers.
I know you can’t wait to get started, so put Tony Koester, who told me about the this Dick Baldwin photo of Mt. Jackson treasures at the National Archives and Tower on your computer background screen allowed me to use his notebook photos. and start planning your tower!
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Kyle Coble, who sent me an article on the tower at Greensburg IN and added to the speculation that the towers were built high so that the towerman had a grand view of his territory.
A final view of Operator Wagner hard at work moving freight on the Big Four. Say “Hello” to him at our next NYCSHS Convention in Buffalo, NY in June of 2019 if he is there.
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48 HO-Scale Mizuno NYC Hudson Models
Article by Hugh Guillaume Photos by Hugh except as noted
A few years ago the NYCSHS published was designated Craftsman No.4. Four an article in the Central Headlight about the hundred were imported in 1978. HO scale Mizuno Hudson models. This new article will expand on that article and will include photographs of sixteen Mizuno Hudson models in various prototypically correct configurations.
We will begin by reviewing the chronological history of the HO-scale Mizuno Hudson models that were imported by Westside Model Company, Precision Scale Company and Key Imports.
First in the series was the J1e imported in Westside-Mizuno J3a. Craftsman No.4. As 1977 by Dick Truesdale’s Westside Model built by Mizuno. Custom painted by Hal Company. Mizuno built 901 J1e models. Maynard. Modifications - cylinder covers and handrails plated. - NYC J3a 5405 as-delivered.
Also in 1978 Westside imported 316 Craftsman No.6 models of a destreamlined Century Hudson equipped with a PT tender. The locomotive had an L4 smokebox front, Scullin disc drivers, and roller bearing side rods.
Mizuno J1e. Craftsman No.2. As built by Mizuno. Custom painted by John Marriott. NYC J1e 5326 as-delivered.
All were unpainted and represented as as- Westside-Mizuno J3a 5453. Craftsman built as-delivered locomotive. The model No.6. Modifications - super detailed by the was designated as Craftsman No.2 by late Larry Williams. Westside. The tender was distinguished by ladders Next from Westside came the as-built as- applied in reverse of the correct position. delivered J3a. The model came with None of the models were factory painted. BoxPok drivers. It was not painted and
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The box identified the model as According to Dick Truesdale, none of locomotive number 5450. these models were factory-painted.
Before we leave the destreamlined Key Imports began working with Mizuno Century Hudson we must mention the in 1983. The first Key import was a only Mizuno Hudson imported by streamlined Commodore Vanderbilt J1e Precision Scale Company. The model, as that was offered in an as-built imported by PSC in 1985, after the demise configuration with spoked drivers and of Westside, was identical to the Westside friction bearing side rods or in a rebuilt Craftsman No.6 except that it was factory- configuration with Scullin disc drivers and painted and numbered 5450. Like the roller bearing side rods. All models were Craftsman No.6, the model came with an factory painted. L4 smokebox front, Scullin disc drivers, and roller bearing rods. Also like the Key continued Hudson production in 1984 Craftsman No.6, the tender ladders were with models of a J1c and a J1d. The J1c is a reversed. The PSC box is black and silver. model of an as-built as-delivered Also delivered to the purchaser by PSC locomotive with Walschaerts valve gear. was a small auxiliary box that contained a standard J3a smokebox front, a set of BoxPok drivers, and a set of standard friction bearing side rods. Today the extra parts are highly prized by collectors and are rarely found with the model.
The last Mizuno Hudson imported by NYC J1c 5250. Imported by Key in 1984. As built by Mizuno, no modifications. Custom Westside was a partially destreamlined painted by Hal Maynard. NYC J1c 5250 Century Hudson with a PT tender. Key/Mizuno as-delivered.
Modernizing a J1c model could be done but would require a very substantial reconstruction of the locomotive. The model is perfect for use on a 1930’s era express train. The J1d represents a 1940’s era model. Seventy five of each were imported of which fifty of each were Westside/Mizuno J3a 5452 destreamlined PT factory painted. The J1c has Roman tender Scullin disc drivers roller bearing rods. lettering, the J1d Gothic. Custom painted by Frank Flicinski. Also, in 1984, Key brought in from Mizuno Mizuno applied the tender ladders two versions of the Boston & Albany J2b correctly on this, 260 of which were Hudson; 150 models were available. Half imported in 1982. Mizuno packed the were thirties-era models with a round model in an unusual black box with a sand box. The other half were forties-era shallow lid and a blue foam insert. models with a rectangular sand box.
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Mizuno himself designed the Hudson models. He also selected the models that we wanted to build. Mizuno-san also designed the special black box for the partially destreamlined Century Hudson.
Engineer side pictures of the sixteen Mizuno Hudsons in my collection follow this text. The pictures are arranged in the Key-Mizuno J2b 5460. Modification - twelve- numerical order of the prototype wheel tender applied. Custom painted by Hal locomotives, not in the order of model Maynard. production. Seven models are as Both were available unpainted or factory constructed by Mizuno. Nine have been painted. The thirties-era version came modified using all original Mizuno parts with a Brewster green boiler. Eight-wheel to create Hudson versions not chosen by tenders were applied to both models. Mizuno-san for model production. Captions summarize the modifications. One year later Dan McKee imported the All Mizuno Hudson parts are fully last of the Mizuno Hudsons, two factory interchangeable which makes it possible, painted versions of the 1938 streamlined even easy, to convert production models Century Hudson designed by Henry into versions that have never been Dreyfuss. The 5445 came with BoxPok produced by any importer. drivers and friction bearing side rods.
Westside-Mizuno J1e 5344. Craftsman No.2. Loco Valve Pilot applied. Scullin disc Key-Mizuno J3a 5445. As delivered by drivers installed. Roller bearing side rods Mizuno. Factory painted. No modifications. applied. Modern Baker valve gear hanger applied. Stoker engine removed. PT tender The 5450 came with Scullin disc drivers applied. NYC J1e 5344 Westside/Mizuno and roller bearing side rods. Streamlined destreamlined PT tender Scullin disc drivers eight-wheel tenders were applied to both roller bearing rods. versions.
In 2006 I was very fortunate to exchange e- mail messages with the late Dick Truesdale, the owner of Westside Model Company. He told me that Hiroshi
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Westside-Mizuno J3a 5445. Craftsman Westside-Mizuno J3a 5412. Craftsman No.6. Modifications - BoxPok drivers No.4. As built by Mizuno. Custom installed, friction bearing side rods, painted. No modifications. - NYC J3a 5412 Worthington cold water pump, tender ladders Westside/Mizuno as-delivered unknown corrected, J3a smokebox front, stoker engine painter. removed. - NYC J3a 5445 Westside/Mizuno - BoxPok drivers, and PT tender.
Westside-Mizuno J3a 5447. Craftsman No.6. Westside-Mizuno J3a 5417. Craftsman Modifications - BoxPok drivers installed. - No.4. Model will be stripped and NYC J3a 5447 Westside/Mizuno - BoxPok repainted. Modifications - Scullin disc drivers drivers, and roller rods. installed, PT tender applied, stoker engine removed. NYC J3a 5417 Westside/Mizuno - PT tender, Scullin disc drivers, and standard rods.
Westside-Mizuno J3a 5452. Craftsman No.6. Modifications - standard J3a smokebox front applied, booster removed, standard J3a twelve-wheel tender applied, stoker engine Westside-Mizuno J3a 5435. Craftsman applied. - NYC J3a 5452 Westside/Mizuno - No.4. Modifications - Scullin disc front driver 12-wheel tender, and booster removed. installed, BoxPok main driver installed, Web The best pictorials are issues of the Spoke rear driver installed, PT tender applied, NYCSHS Central Headlight, Al Stoufer’s stoker engine removed. - NYC J3a 5435 NYC locomotive books, and Tom Westside/Mizuno - PT tender, WebSpoke, Gerbracht’s monumental Know Thy BoxPok, and Scullin drivers. Hudsons. With these resources and a supply of models for parts every NYC modeler can build an interesting roster of Mizuno Hudsons.
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Rev. 6.22.17 Modeling a 19000-Series Caboose in N-Scale
Article by Tom Long Photos by Tom
Introduction The trucks and couplers are the only items not included. The instructions included What New York Central Steam or with the kit are very good, though the Transition era model railroad is complete photos are in black and white which made without the ubiquitous 19000-series wood it hard to see some the details; I had to caboose? Fortunately for those of us who read the instructions several times to model the NYC in n-scale, there has been actually understand what do in those such a model. In the not too distant past, cases. The instructions are basically Robert Ray offered a very nice laser cut divided into four parts: building the wood kit. Unfortunately, he is not underbody, building the caboose sides and currently making the kit and doesn’t plan cupola, adding the roofs and associated to for at least a few years, but the kits can details, and then completing the caboose sometimes still be found at shows or ends. This ultimately leads to three online. As of writing this article, American subassemblies: the underbody, the cupola, Model Builders had announced their own and the caboose body. For kit assembly, I kit of an NYC 19000-series caboose. I will used plain white glue to secure wood to have to build one to compare it to the wood and CA for wood to metal. Robert Ray version. Underbody Kit Overview The first task of this project was to a build The Robert Ray kit is well engineered and the basic underbody. comes with everything needed to build the caboose including wire, lead weights, decals, and window glazing.
The red arrows indicate the parts needs for the underbody.
The first step of this was to glue the sub frame to the underside of the floor (the topside has contoured end platforms). The holes for the truck pins helped to ensure proper alignment. Picture of the contents of the kit.
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I followed the instructions recommend- ation to insert truck pins into the holes of the center sill and sub frame to hold correct alignment of the parts while the glue dried.
Now it was time to add all the tiny detail parts to the underbody.
The red arrows indicate the parts needed for Picture of the sub frame attached to the the underbody. underside of the floor. Several of these had to be assembled from Once the glue dried I beveled the truck multiple tiny and fragile pieces. cross members using a sharp hobby knife Fortunately, the kit designer was and a flat jewelers file. I then added the thoughtful enough to include extras for center sill. when I lost or broke some of these. The first part I attempted was the air brake cylinder. I assembled the cylinder in halves and then glued these halves together, ensuring the hollow cylinder piece was on the outside. Once the glue was dry, I added a dab of glue to the end of the fork-like piston rod and then inserted the rod into the end of the hollow cylinder. I set aside the now completed air brake detail.
Picture of the center sill added to the sub frame and floor.
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With the air brake cylinder and air reservoir complete, it was time to add these, along with the air brake triple value to the underbody. The air brake cylinder was a little tricky. It must be fit between the center sill curved pipe detail on one end and have the forks of the piston fit onto the center sill piston level detail on the other. It took several attempts and a lot A picture of the fully assembled air brake of patience, but I eventually got cylinder with piston rod. everything to fit correctly.
The next part I worked on was the air reservoir. Making the air reservoir required the buildup of five smaller pieces.
These parts are used, in order of assembly, to create the air break reservoir.
This wasn’t too difficult but required a bit of studying the instructions as well as the parts to figure out how things went together.
Two views of the underbody with all details added.
The next area of the underbody to work on was the steps. Assembly was pretty straight forward. The tips of the thicker U- shaped pieces line up the tips of the sub- frame’s U-shaped step cut outs. Once the The completed air break reservoir. glue has dried, the thin rectangle pieces are added on to form the bottom step.
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The installed truss rod supports.
The red arrows indicate the detail parts for the steps.
The truss rod wire inserted through the hole in the underbody and a 90o bend added to the end on the topside of the floor.
I then looped the wire and inserted the The underbody with steps installed. other end of the wire through the other hole. Next came one of the more challenging tasks of the project, bending the truss rods from the .008” brass wire. Before trying to insert the wire, I re-drilled the provided holes in the floor with a #80 bit to ensure they were large enough for the wire. I also added the truss rod supports.
I inserted the provided wire and bent the end of the wire to 90o on the topside of the The truss rod wire looped through both holes floor per the instructions. in the underbody. I then pulled the wire tight on the truss support and formed the wire to a 45o angle
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The wire bent to 45o over the truss rod support on the right. The weights added to the floor.
I repeated this bend techniques on the Caboose Sides and Cupola other truss support. After I was satisfied with the truss rods, I bent the other end of Now it was time to move to assembling the wire to 90o and clipped the wire. I used the caboose body. There are a number of CA to glue down both 90o bent ends to the parts needed for the assembly, including floor. I then repeated this process to form the walls and the window and the truss rod on the other side. This doorframes. completed all of the underbody details.
The detailed underbody with truss rods added.
The last step in assembling the underbody The red arrows indicate the detail parts for the is to add the lead weights (these are the walls and the window and doorframes. three metal slabs included the bag conveniently labeled “lead car weight”). The first step was actually to assemble the They are stacked in the center on the window frames. This was a little bit tricky. topside of the underbody. The instructions The small windows get glued to the back recommended white glue to secure them, of the larger windows. I found the best but I went with CA instead. Once the glue way to get the correct alignment was to was dry, I set aside the assembled line up the small window with the middle underbody. horizontal bar of the larger window.
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The paper backing for the end door applied to the inside of the end wall.
Once the door and window frames are in place and the glue dry, it was time to assemble the sides.
Close up of assembled window frames.
Once all six windows were assembled I added them to the outside of the caboose sidewalls. I made sure that I inserted the side of the window frame assembly with the small window into the window opening in the side with the small window The sides and end with all window and on the bottom. doorframes installed.
Next it was onto the end doors. For this I There are small interlocking tabs on the inserted the doorframe into the caboose top of the ends that fit into notches at the end, ensuring the frame was flush with the top of the sides. This helped provide a back of the wall. After the frame was solid fit. I made sure the sides and end securely attached, I added the paper were nice and square before the glue set backing for the door to the inside of the up. wall. I had to remove about a millimeter from one side and the bottom of the paper to ensure it didn’t over hang the edges of the end wall.
The caboose walls and ends assembled.
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With the caboose walls assembled, the the fascia to the inner walls; I applied the next step was to add the three arched roof sidepieces first and then added the end supports. pieces.
The red arrows indicate the roof supports.
These fit into notches along the top of the caboose sidewalls. The red arrows indicate the detail parts for the cupola inner wall sides and ends, and the outer fascia sides and ends.
The red arrow points to the cupola roof part.
The caboose roof supports installed.
While the glue for the roof support arching was drying, I moved on to the cupola. The parts needed to assemble the cupola include the inner walls, sides, and ends, the outer fascia sides and ends, and the roof.
Assembly was straightforward. First I put together the inner walls. The sides have tabs at the bottom that fit neatly into The assembled inner cupola walls. notches on the end pieces. Next I added
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The red arrow points to the caboose roof.
This was done after the cupola was completed because the cupola is used for The fascia was added to the cupola. roof alignment. The scribed side of the roof faces downward. It took a little bit of Then it was time to add the roof. I drilled adjustment to get the roof lined up out the holes for the grab irons and properly. In addition to the cupola attached the roof to the cupola assembly opening, there are overhangs on both ends scribed side down. After the glue was dry, as well as the side that needed to be taken I bent the grab irons from .008” brass wire into account. Fortunately using white glue and attached them using CA. allows time to make the adjustments.
Underneath the caboose body showing proper alignment of the roof.
The last item to for the caboose body was The completed cupola with grab irons added. to add the trim. There were two pieces on the each end and one on each side. I didn’t attach the cupola to the caboose body at this point; I saved that step until after painting and installation of the window glazing.
With cupola complete it was now time to add the caboose roof.
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The red arrows indicate the parts needed for the roof walks.
The paper roof walk slats were added to the main roof walks, while the wood slats where added to the cupola side roof walks.
Location of the trim on the caboose ends, roof ends, and the sides of the body.
Roof Details
Now it was time to add the roof walks. The slates installed to the roof walks.
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I then used a sharp hobby knife to cut away the comb part of the slates, leaving only the slated themselves glued to the roof walks.
A demonstration of how to remove the combs from the slats.
I also found that even though I followed the instructions to only put the roof slates halfway across the cupola side roof walks, it was still necessary to slightly file the slates to better match the curved profile of the roof. Once I was satisfied with the fit of all the roof walk pieces, I glued them in place.
The installed roof walks.
After the roof walks were installed I added the smoke jack. This required modification to the pre-cut hole in the rood as well as trimming down the end of the smoke stack. After several round of trimming and test fitting, I was able to satisfactorily insert the smoke jack into the roof hole. I used CA to secure the smoke stack. I then
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64 Modeling a 19000-Series Caboose in N-Scale drilled out the guy wire holes, and then The first task is to install the brake wheel bent and installed the guy wire. into the end rail piece. I found it best to drill out the tiny wooden brake wheel bearing pieces with a #80 bit prior to removing them from the sprue. I applied the bearings to the end rail piece and allowed the glue to dry thoroughly before trying to insert the brass wire for the brake wheel. Once the brass wire was inserted I clipped it to approximate size and I secured it in the bearing holes using CA. I then added the brass brake wheel and, using tweezers to keep a small space between the wheel and the top of the end railing, I used CA to secure the wheel in place. When all the glue had dried on both end rail assemblies, I attached them to the ends of the previously completed underbody.
The installed smoke stack and guy wire.
End Platforms
Now it was on to the final area to be addressed: the end platforms.
Views of the completed end platforms.
Lastly, I used a file and a sharp hobby knife to profile the steps.
The last step prior to painting was installation of the grab irons. I used a #80 bit to drill out all the holes and then bent all the grabs irons from .008 brass wire. For the curved grabs on the sides of the caboose, I used a tool specifically designed for bending wire that I found in the jewelry-making department of a craft The red arrows indicate the parts needed store. All grab irons were secured using for the end platforms.
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CA. With all the grab irons in place the grooves, the results were worth it. I added model was ready for the painting phase. another thinned coat of gloss and then a thinned coat of flat to seal the decals and dull the paint.
All the completed but unpainted sub- assemblies. All the subassemblies painted.
Paint and Finish With the painting complete, it was time to I hand painted the entire caboose Polly-S add the window glazing and assembly the boxcar red. For this technique, I dip the 3 subassemblies. The window glazing is brush in the paint and then touch it to already laser cut to size for each type of some water I have in a Dixie cup. This widow. The copula windows are mounted thins the paint slightly, but doesn’t turn it from the outside, while all others are into a wash. This works like a thick stain mounted from the inside. I carefully as the wood absorbs the paint. It took mounted each piece of glazing to its several coats to get the desired result. The respective window opening using canopy handrails and steps edges should be glue. Once the canopy glue was dry, I painted yellow for safety. I used Polly glued the subassemblies together using Scale Railbox Yellow for this. Next I white glue. After leaving this overnight to moved to the roof. I’ve seen a number of ensure the white glue was dry I added the paint variations for the 19000-series trucks and couplers. I used Atlas friction caboose, including the entire caboose bearing caboose trucks and Micro-Trains (including roof) boxcar red, and also a 1015 couplers. Now the completed 19000- version with the roof black. I personally series caboose is ready is to go into service. think the version with the boxcar red roof is too plain, so I decided to paint the roof black leaving the roof walks boxcar red. I used the same thinning technique for the black paint. I then added a thinned coat of gloss finish and added the decals included in the kit. I choose not to add the NYC oval decal as I model pre mid-50s. It took several applications of decal solvent to get the decals to settle nicely into the wood The finished caboose, ready for service.
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66 Running a Trolley Line Down Main Street Beside the NYC Water Level Route
Article by Bob Shaw Photos by Bob
A Boston Mass Transit version that Boston & Albany train passengers might have taken to return home after arriving at the station Our trolley rounds a bend at the residential end of Main Street.
Hop Aboard to Get Around Town
Because trolley lines crisscrossed every major city along the Water Level Route back in the day, I decided to add one to my layout. Available Lionel trolleys A Lionel Boston Mass Transit trolley also shares the line. included a Merry Christmas version along withe with Santa “coming to town” as a passenger.
A Lionel “Merry Christmas” trolley features a After Boston & Albany passengers arrive at special passenger - Santa “coming to town” the train station, a Boston Transit trolley while reading a newspaper. drops them at their homes and apartments along Main Street.
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This article discusses installing a short trolley line using Lionel 027 track with bumpers at each end. Features include spanning a “pop-up” hatch with track that lifts-up when the hatch is raised, using both Lionel and American Flyer bumpers and converting a Lionel Maintenance Shed into a Trolley Barn.
Designing an Interesting Trolley Line
The city on my layout is under construction as I’m seeing how buildings look when they’re placed on foam insulation board in various downtown locations. Before finalizing their placement, I thought it was important to lay the trolley line down, and around, “Main Street” as curved track is more realistic than a straight run. The result is a “J” shaped line that begins at the trolley barn on the left and ends behind the train station complex on the right.
An overview of the “J” shaped trolley line begins at the trolley barn on the left and ends behind the train station complex on the right. Adding the final buildings, along with boards between the track rails, sidewalks, roads, street lighting, and other scenery is the next step.
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68 Hopping aboard our trolley at the barn, we travel behind some businesses before rounding a bend that passes by residential buildings. The line continues up Main Street past a commuter station and, and passes over the lift-out hatch, before impacting a bumper at the end of Main Street, which reverses the direction of the trolley.
….before continuing up Main Street past the commuter station and stores….
A ride along the line begins as the trolley leaves the barn....
….along the way as it passes over the lift- out hatch….
....and travels in front of residential buildings….
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69 Lionel Maintenance Shed kit that fit perfectly over the trolley track and looks great.
A trolley impacts the American Flyer bumper at the end of the line downtown.
Bob’s attractive trolley barn is a converted Lionel maintenance shed kit.
…. prior to impacting a bumper at the end of Main Street. Bob used an American Flyer bumper, as it seemed more realistic in size than the Lionel ones.
To permit continuous operation, Lionel trolleys have front and rear bumpers that activate a reversing unit when they impact a bumper mounted on the track. I used an American flyer bumper at the end of Main Street because it’s smaller and more realistic than the Lionel die-cast metal Here’s a close-up of the die-cast Lionel bumper that was installed on the track bumper after installation on track that will be inside the trolley barn at the other end of covered by the trolley barn. (See next photo) the line. The trolley barn is actually a
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70 Borrowing a Trick from a Bascule Bridge
I used Lionel 027 track for the trolley line, which passes over a pop-up hatch. The challenge was finding a way to lay the track so it would lift-up when the hatch was lifted-up, and be aligned when the hatch was placed back into position. Of course, maintaining power to the track was another consideration, as permanently connecting the track with track pins would not permit it to be lifted-up with the hatch.
This is how the Lionel bumper looks when covered by the trolley barn. The glow of the bumper lamp inside adds a nice touch!
The trolley line is powered by a small Lionel 1033 transformer. A switch permits the transformer to do double-duty as it can be flipped-up to run the trolley, or flipped- down to power test leads to conduct off- track engine and accessory checks.
Lionel 027 track was used for the trolley line, which passes over a pop-up hatch.
The solution came from observing how track on my Lionel Bascule Bridge links to the mainline track to permit the bridge to be raised and lowered back into position while maintaining perfect alignment and power connectivity. The close-up photo, The trolley track is powered by this small (next page) shows how track on the Lionel 1033 Transformer.
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71 bascule bridge lowers onto pins inserted Note that the bottom end of each bridge into the end of the mainline track. rail is spread to form an inverted “V”, which permits it rest flat on top of a corresponding track pin in the mainline track when the bridge is lowered into place.
Each Bascule Bridge track rail rests flat on the top of a corresponding track pin in the mainline track when the bridge is lowered.
Running Self-Aligning Track Over a Pop-Up Hatch
Trolley track that runs over a pop-up hatch incorporates this idea.
The trolley is running over the closed pop-up Bob used the same track alignment technique hatch. he used for his Bascule Bridge to align the trolley tack over a pop-up hatch.
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This side view of a partially raised hatch shows a long section of Lionel 027 track that was cut to span the hatch and protrude beyond the hatch at each end. These permit each rail on the long section to rest flat on top of track pins that were inserted into the main trolley track.
Consequently, when the hatch is lifted-up, each rail in the straight section of the track lifts up off of its track pins on each side of the hatch. When the hatch is placed back into position, the pins on each rail ensure proper alignment with the mainline rails.
These pins ensure proper alignment when the hatch is placed back in position.
Install a Trolley Line on Your Layout
Adding a trolley line to your layout is easy and inexpensive, as it only requires some 027-track, several bumpers, a small transformer and a trolley. Visitors tell me they enjoy seeing the trolley traversing up Track pins were removed from each end of this and down Main Street as trains chug long track section before the ends of each rail around it on the main line. Give it a try. were spread to form a wide inverted V similar You’ll be glad you did. to the ones found on the bascule bridge above.
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73 Bob Shaw’s Grandfather’s Hamilton Watch
The ad in the column on the left below for Hamilton Watches was added to Bob’s article to fill the remaining space on this page.
When Bob saw the ad, he told us that his grandfather had owned one of these watches and he suggested he write about the watch in our next edition. Look for his Hamilton watch article in the 4th Qtr. 2018 edition.
At the end of a long day, a Boston Transit trolley returns to the barn for the night.
New York Central Magazine Ads July 7, 1919
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74 NYC’s Lot 732 Long and Pacemaker Cabooses
Article by Seth Lakin Photos by Seth except as noted
During World War II, when the United States was fighting wars in Europe and the Pacific, railroads on the home front were doing their part to move additional shipments. With restrictions placed on raw materials such as steel, railroads across the county turned to rebuilding older pieces of rolling stock to meet rising traffic demands. In 1944, the New York Central rebuilt fifty boxcars into cabooses at their East Buffalo, New York shop. Entering the shop as 1910 era 36-foot steel framed wood bodied boxcars, they exited NYCSHS Photo Collection as essentially new cabooses. In 1946, the New York Central introduced a new service, the fast and dependable Pacemaker Freight Service. This service sped less-than-carload packages between New York City and Buffalo with stops at intermediate cities and with connections to fast freights to other online Midwestern cities, this service provided options to shippers who work on tight schedules Weathered, with peeling paint and broken and required precise timing. windows, Lot 732 NYC caboose X-0148, renumbered from it's original number (20148), sits on a siding abandoned and tagged for disposal in April, 1964 after only 20 years of service. NYCSHS Collection.
In outward appearance these newly out shopped cabooses resembled the NYC standard caboose with their short off set cupola but were more than five feet longer. The cabooses retained the steel NYC Lot 732 Pacemaker caboose No. 20133 fish belly frame as the boxcars they were displays the vermillion and gray paint rebuilt from, but a 10-inch steel channel scheme, which was applied in 1946. Only was added to the bottom of the body of cabooses 20112, 20117, 20129, 20132 and the cabooses giving them a unique 20133, were so painted. Photo taken at appearance. These cabooses were Cleveland, Ohio on July 24, 1947. NYCSHS numbered 20100-20149 and given order Collection. lot number 732.
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An example allowed cloth mills near transfer type caboose in 1966 sent many Utica, NY same-day loading on more of NYC’s wood cabooses into Pacemaker Freight cars with arrival in retirement. However, at the time of the New York City's garment manufacturing merger with the Pennsylvania Railroad, centers the next morning. there were still ten lot 732 cabooses on the roster. To provide this service, 1000 specially equipped boxcars and five cabooses were The New York Central System Historical rebuilt with distinctive colors to make up Society has teamed up with American trains of harmonious design. The upper Model Builders to bring you HO scale halves of the equipment were painted models of both tongue and groove sided vermilion red and the lower halves dark and Pacemaker versions of the Lot 732 gray. Roofs, under frames and trucks caboose. Previously these cabooses have were painted black with all white only been available as brass imported lettering. models.
Special brake equipment known as AB-1- B type, which is designed for high-speed freight service, as well as Waughmat Twin-Cushion, double-acting, rubber draft gears were applied to all boxcars and cabooses. These additions reduced the shocks of starting and stopping protecting the shipments and the crew.
The five cabooses selected for the Pacemaker service came from Lot 732 and were numbered 20112, 20117, 20129, 20132 and 21033, numbers that they would retain after conversion for Pacemaker service. In addition to the brake and draft gear modifications for Pacemaker Freight Service, the tongue and groove siding was replaced with plywood sides giving them a smooth sided appearance.
NYC’s wood-bodied cabooses were bumped from mainline trains when 300 all steel bay window cabooses were purchased by the railroad between 1949 and 1952. Wood-bodied cabooses Seth’s completed NYC Lot 732 wood sided continued to serve in local and branch and Pacemaker cabooses. line trains. The introduction of the steel
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These laser-cut wood caboose craftsman can be modeled open or closed, cupola kits features 100% laser-cut components end window variation and a complete set with custom laser-scribed side and end of screen doors and windows. Custom walls, Tab & Slot and Peel & Stick decals by Tichy Train Group specific for construction, laser-cut underframe, end each version, allow for multiple lettering platforms, end railing, and brake wheels; variations as well as multiple numbers. cast resin platform steps and brake gear and white metal smoke jack. Fully The cabooses are available in the illustrated instructions, as well as several Collinwood Shop and can be found by jigs, aid the modeler in building these clicking here. NYC Lot 732 Cabooses New York Central caboose models. Tahoe Model Works Caboose Trucks
The Collinwood Shop also offers the caboose trucks for these models. Tahoe Model Works. TMW-/105/205 Barber- Bettendorf Swing Motion Caboose Trucks. Available with RP-25 Wheel Sets or Semi-Scale Wheel Sets (.088 wide). Trucks feature one-piece acetyl plastic moldings with separate brake shoe detail.
The trucks are available in the Collinwood Shop and can be found by
clicking here. Tahoe Model Works These kits build up into some very fine caboose trucks. models as shown with these two completed kits. The kits are available in the Collinwood Shop thanks to the outstanding efforts by Seth to have them produced for us.
In addition, the HO scale kit provides for optional details too such as windows that
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77 See and Hear About Vinny Roberts’ Layout in the Next Issue
Vinny shared this photo of his NYC layout. Be sure to check in on the next edition to see and hear all about his wonderful railroad.
Dave Staplin Is Our Passenger Car Expert
In the next issue Dave Staplin dresses up a Walthers’ 20th Century Baggage RPO.
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Will has no scenery but has a completed layout where he runs his passion …. NYCS passenger trains. Be sure to check out all of his locomotives and passenger cars and his operating passenger train layout in the next edition – Oct 2018.
Bob Shaw Returns with another O-Gauge Model Railroading Article
Larry Faulkner’s “The Harmon Files” Returns in the 3rd Qtr. 2018 Edition
Manuel Duran-Duran Provides the Drawings for Larry’s Article
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Tell us what you think this piece of equipment might be and where it was found. Send your answers to [email protected]
We are taking 2018 memberships now!!! Don’t miss out on all of the fun and knowledge available with memberships in the NYCSHS. Modelers, Fans, Researchers, Former Employees. You find them all. Click here to join or renew for another year!! http://www.nycshs.net Some more of the wonderful ads from the New York Central Railroad
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These ads take us back to a time when life was much more simple and trains provided the big excitement for young people. Today, most aren’t even aware that railroads exists.
In 1919 the New York Central Magazine was published and distributed to the over 100,00 NYC employees. To help defray the cost of publishing many companies provided ads for the magazine. These are two from the October 1919 issue.
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81 Vintage NYCS Advertisements & Posters
These poster ads illustrate some of the things that made the NYCS great in years past. These two feature a 19000 caboose and Pacemaker Passenger service. I appears that the NYC was making use of the Pacemaker name for more than freight service with this last ad.
No. 510 Class DEF built by ALCo-GE-IR in June 1928 for experimental freight service on the NYC at a cost of $177.000. It was rebuilt as a diesel hump training in December 1948 and was finally scrapped in November 1953. It was a forecast of things to come for all railroads. It is just one of the many diesels covered in one of our latest DVDs- New York Central System Diesel Locomotives.
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NYCSHS 2019 Convention May 31 – June 2, 2019 Buffalo Marriott Niagara
The upcoming 2019 NYCSHS Convention will be held in Buffalo, NY. The poster pictured remindes us that it is never too early to begin to think about the next convention. This one promises to provide exciting tours, presentations, new models and lots of NYCS enthusiasts. The 2018 convention was a huge success and this upcoming one promises to provide lots of excitement too. More details coming soon. For Details Go To:
https://nycshs.org/nycshs-events/
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HO-Scale LS&MS Station Kit
The N-Scale architect is offering a large, laser-cut HO model that includes the roof dormers, operator’s bay, and walls with decorative brick and stone courses. The stonework is separate custom casting while the brick courses are laser-cut into the sides. The resulting 3D walls will readily accept washes for brick color, mortar lines and weathering.
The largest four-bay HO structure scales to 15.4 x 4 inches on your layout. The smaller two- bay building scales to 10 x 3 inches. Add space for trackside platforms AND ROOF OVERHANG during your planning. We suggest about 3+ inches on each side. Two Bay: Angola, NY; Bellevue, OH; Delta, OH; Jonesville, MI; Lenawee Jct., MI; Mishawaka, IN; Mentor, OH; North East, PA; Sturgis, MI; Stryker, OH; Wauseon, OH; White Pigeon, MI. Three Bay: Tipton, IN. Four Bay: Ashtabula, OH (hybrid); Conneaut, OH; Franklin, OH; Geneva, OH; Hammond, IN (hybrid); Indiana Harbor, IN; Lafayette, IN; Ogdensburg, NY (hybrid); Sandusky, OH.
MSRP $125.00. NYCSHS Members $99.95 and that is 20% off MSRP. Exclusive NYCSHS Structure Model From N-Scale Architect in HO-Scale Deposit $62.50 for non-members and $50.00 for NYCSHS Members Shipping and Ohio state tax for Ohio Residents Will be Added With Final Payment
We expect this kit in September 2018. The order is in.
http://www.nycshs.net/HO-Scale-Structures_c_139.html
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AMB HO-Scale NYC Caboose Kits
(Tongue & Groove - Lot 732)
(Lot 732 Pacemaker)
The Lot 732 caboose was built on the steel fish belly frames of 1910 era 36’ boxcars in 1944. The 50 cabooses in the Lot were numbered 20100-20149. While they look like a standard 19000 series caboose they are longer with a distinctive steel C channel along the bottom of the body. In 1946, five cabooses were rebuilt with plywood sides, different brake equipment and were painted gray and crimson for Pacemaker service.
These NYCSHS exclusive HO-scale kits are laser cut and are a joy to build. They are less trucks but Westerfields Models has the correct trucks. Offered here in the store at: http://www.nycshs.net/American-Model-Builders-Laser-Kits-HO-Scale_c_76.html . The kits come with the decals for the appropriate caboose.
Non-members price is $64.95. NYCSHS Members Price $51.96 and that is 20% off MSRP for members. Shipping is extra and Ohio residents pay 8% Ohio sales tax.
http://www.nycshs.net/American-Model-Builders-Laser-Kits-HO-Scale_c_76.html
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AMB N-Scale NYCS 19000 Wood Caboose Kit
Features: 100% laser-cut components with custom laser-scribed Birch plywood side, end walls, and cupola; Tab & Slot carbody construction; Peel & Stick window, door, and trim assembly; laser-cut underframe, end platforms, ladders, end railing, hand grabs, window glazing, truss rods, and brake wheels; cast resin platform steps and brake gear; plastic smokejack; custom decals by Tichy Train Group; and fully illustrated instructions that provide information on painting and decaling the assembled model. No trucks or couplers included.
Non-members price is $37.95. NYCSHS Members Price $30.36 and that is 20% off MSRP for members. Shipping extra and Ohio residents must pay 8% Ohio sales tax.
http://www.nycshs.net/American-Model-Builders_c_165.html
Central Headlight
DVD 1970 – 2017
The imagines are on indexable PDF files. The Index can be opened in any web browser. The price is $39.00 for NYCSHS members and $59.00 for non-members. Free Shipping.
http://www.nycshs.net/Central-Headlight_c_16.html
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Steam Locomotives of the NYC
Steam Locomotives of the New York Central Lines, Volumes 1 and 2 by William D. Edson and H. L. Vail, Jr., assisted by Edward L. May. The ultimate authority on all steam and electric locomotives from the DeWitt Clinton of 1831 to P&LE 9406 of 1948. These books represent a lifetime of research for each of the compilers and are a fitting memorial not only to the legacy of the New York Central Lines but also to their untiring efforts to preserve that legacy for us all. These books are full of individual listings for every steam or electric locomotive, including year and month of construction, builder’s construction number, all known re-classifications and re-numberings, and retirement date, and in many cases ultimate disposition.
The hardcopy versions of these two books have been out of print for many years. All of our copies of these books have been sold and they will not be reprinted in the hardcopy version because of the cost of doing so. This softcopy version has been made available to allow those who never were able to purchase the hardcopy version to have this valuable NYCS resource. If you have any interest in NYC steam locomotives this is the resource for you. MSRP and NYCSHS Members Price $59.95 Because of the unique information in these two volumes and the fact that it was produced by the NYCSHS, the price is the same for members and non-members.
Free shipping. Ohio residents must add 8% Ohio sales tax.
http://www.nycshs.net/NYCSHS-Books_c_53.html
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87 Rivarossi HO-Scale 60' Passenger Cars
Coach, RPO, Baggage, and Combine. Rivarossi presents the iconic Pullman 60 ft passenger cars that ran for many decades all over the country being pulled by early diesels and steam locomotives from the 1920s through the early 1950s. From Boston and New York, to Canada and all the way to Chicago, New York Central Railroad covered a lot of the Northeastern railroad territory supplying passenger commuter trains as well as passenger cars for long distant travel.
Pullman was one of the most prestigious names when it came to the railroad during the boom of train travel, producing a wide range of 60ft coaches for the various railroad needs.
These HO scale cars can run on a radius as small as 18 inches, allowing them to run on compact layouts. All have updated tooling and feature knuckle couplers and factory installed grab irons. The high detailed coaches have metal wheels for lighting* the complete interiors. *Lighting kits not available from Rivarossi.
MSRP $29.95 NYCSHS Members Price $25.49 and that is 15% off MSRP. Shipping is extra and Ohio residents must add 8% Ohio sales tax.
http://www.nycshs.net/NYCS-Stand-In-Models_c_169.html
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TruColor Paint NYC Structure 1-oz and 2-oz Bottles
NYC Structure Light & Dark Green
TruColor Paints is now producing these colors exclusively for the NYCSHS. These are flat paints (For use with brush).
MSRP $6.19 1-Oz. MSRP $11.25 2-Oz.
Prices do not have discount for NYCSHS because these are exclusive to the NYCSHS.
http://www.nycshs.net/NYCS-Model-Paints-Click-Here_c_95.html
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Accurail HO-Scale NYC 55-Ton Panel Side Twin Hopper
MSRP $16.98 each Singles. NYCSHS members price $13.58 MRSP $49.98 for 3-Pack. NYCSHS members price $39.98 Coal loads also available.
Shipping will be added and Ohio residents must pay 8% Ohio Sales Tax
http://www.nycshs.net/Accurail-HO-Scale_c_70.html
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2018 NYCSHS Convention Exclusives
These come in short and long sleeves, pockets and no pockets. Convention T-Shirts S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL (Not all Sizes available in all options) Prices vary by size and sleeve and pocket options. http://www.nycshs.net/2018-NYCSHS-Convention-T-Shirt-Short-Sleeve-Shipping is extra. Ohio residents pay Ohio Sales Tax. Shipped_p_1082.html
Accurail HO-Scale MCRR 36’ Wood Boxcar (NYCSHS Exclusive Car)
This Accurail model is the first widely available, 36-foot boxcar model introduced since the MDC/Roundhouse cars in the early 1970s. The model represents a newer prototype and many lasted in service to the K brake interchange ban of 1953. Several railroads upgraded the brake systems for continued service. Other lines used these cars in maintenance service after 1953, while some lines converted the cars to cabooses, rider cars, and line side sheds over the years. This specific model is an exclusive model for the NYCSHS 2018 Convention.
MSRP $31.67 each. NYCSHS members price $25.34 and that is 20% off MSRP. Shipping will be added and Ohio residents must pay 8% Ohio Sales Tax.
http://www.nycshs.net/Accurail-HO-Scale_c_70.html
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91 NYCSHS Backpack or Shoulder Bag
The deluxe backpack has three roomy zippered interior compartments, two outside mesh pockets, padded shoulder straps for comfortable weight distribution, convenient top loop for quick carrying, and adjustable straps and buckles for carrying additional items outside the pack. The shoulder bag has three zipper pouches-two large and one small, a small Velcro pouch and four pen/pencil pouches under the outside cover . The outside cover has two adjustable plastic snap closures.
MSRP $25.00. NYCSHS Members’ Price $20.00 Shipping is added and Ohio residents add 8.0% sales tax. http://nycshs.3dcartstores.com/Memorabilia_c_22.html
New York Central Systems Plaques
Wooden Plaques are painted in accurate colors representing all of the major components of the NYC railroad. These beautiful works of art are available in a variety of logos of the New York Central and its subsidiaries. Purchase one or more to hang in your train or railroad memorabilia room. These are not the flimsy metal logos, but are crafted from wood and painted in accurate brilliant colors. They are being used to decorate the conference room in the new NYCSHS Headquarters. Members’ prices are the lowest you can find anywhere. MSRP $75.00 - $80.00 NYCSHS Members’ Price $63.75 - $68.00 Shipping is added and Ohio residents add 8.0% sales tax. http://www.nycshs.net/Memorabilia_c_22.html
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These 24" X 22" Wooden 3-Dimensional NYC Locomotive Plaques are painted in accurate colors. These beautiful works of art are available in two locomotive versions. The E-8 is available in Lightning Stripe and Cigar Band in traditional Black & Silver, Gray & Silver or Green.
Locomotive Plaques are painted in accurate colors representing these NYCS locomotives. These beautiful works of art are three-dimensional plaques that stand out from the wall and have working lights. Purchase one or more to hang in your train or railroad memorabilia room. They are are crafted from wood and painted in accurate brilliant colors. They are being used to decorate the conference room in the new NYCSHS Headquarters.
They are sold at train shows and have only just become available to us and are priced at 15% below retail for NYCSHS members.
MSRP $245.00 - $255.00 NYCSHS Members’ Price $216.75 - $208.25 Members’ prices are the lowest you can find anywhere. Ohio residents add 8.0% sales tax. http://www.nycshs.net/Memorabilia_c_22.html
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Caboose Kits (HO-Scale)
Other than the NYC Hudson locomotive, the 19000 series cabooses with their distinctive low cupola were an icon of the New York Central Railroad. These cabooses lasted from the early 1900s well into the 1960s.
These models are craftsman kits and require purchase of trucks and couplers that are not included with the kit. The kits come with a set of decals so that you can number the caboose as you wish.
The MSRP for these kits is $59.95 each, but are offered to NYCSHS members for 20% off at $47.96 each plus shipping and handling costs. Ohio residents must pay 8% Ohio Sales tax. http://nycshs.3dcartstores.com/American-Model-Builders-Laser-Kits-HO-Scale_c_76.html HO-Scale Michigan Central Tower Kit (Expression of Interest)
We are looking into having this MCRR station produced in HO-scale by The N-Scale Architect who produced our NYC tower kit a couple of years ago. It will be a wood laser cut kit. The kits would be un-assembled and would be painted by the modeler. We need to order 100 and if you are interested, send an email to [email protected] Details at: http://www.nycshs.net/HO-Scale- Structures_c_139.html
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94 New York Central System Diesel Locomotives (DVD Version)
By William D. Edson with H.L. Vail, Jr. and C.M. Smith Published by the NYCSHS in 1978 and Re-Issued in 1995 Now Available in a Digital Version MSRP $35.00. NYCSHS Members' Price is $27.00 and that is 20% off MSRP. Shipping is free, but Ohio residents must pay 8% Ohio sales tax. To order: http://nycshs.3dcartstores.com/Engineering-Drawing-CDs-DVDs_c_17.html Books, Books, Books
All NYCS Books can be found at:
http://nycshs.3dcartstores.com/Morning-Sun_c_102.html
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The last six weeks have been very different for me since I fell in a parking garage and tore all of the upper tendons holding my kneecap in place and tearing four tendons in my right shoulder. I have learned to handle a brace on my left leg from my ankle to my upper thigh. I had to learn to live with pain in my shoulder.
I am well on the road to recovery from both injuries and have virtually no pain in either area now. The physical therapy has gone very well and I am blessed that things are going to well, but it has caused me to be very thankful for good health. All of this has impacted my ability to support the NYCSHS.
I am talking about all of this because, model railroading is such an important part of my life and I have been unable to enjoy it much over the last couple of months. We share this love of modeling railroading and the NYCS together through the activities of the Society and on the pages of this magazine.
We know that many of you model the NYCS in a variety of ways. Many of you have shared your modeling with us by writing articles and sharing photos for the NYCentral Modeler. I only wish that more of you would do that. We need a constant flow of articles to make the magazine a continued success. I hear from time-to-time from some of you that you wish we had more articles about modeling in this or that scale, or a particular location, or a particular road. Of course, the only way we can do that is for you to write the article.
Every month we ask for articles and every month we are getting a few, but we need more if we are going to keep this magazine going. We do have a few regular writers who contribute articles regularly, but we need some more.
Please take a few minutes to consider doing an article for us. We will help you with doing it. We have material that will help you along. A couple of issues back I wrote an article about how to write an article. Take a look at that article and contact us about sharing your modeling with all of us.
We need you to help us continue the work of the Society. Now is the time to get up from the couch and tell us you are willing to be part of the future of the Society. Send me an email or give me a call and join the fun and excitement that is the NYCSHS.
Of course we are very interested in your thoughts on this and you can always send me an email with those thoughts or climb aboard as a volunteer to [email protected] or 703-407-3059
Thanks, Noel
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Article by Tom and Noel Videos by Tom
NYCSHS director, Tom Gerbracht, has consisting of an L-2A Mohawk and an H- been a fan of the NYC for his whole life. 10B Mikado. He has collected photos and material on much of the NYC and has recently Doubleheaders were rare on the Erie authored two books on NYC steam Division of the railroad. In this instance, locomotives. the H-10 was picked up at Wesleyville, PA, a crew change point, and was used in His Know Thy Hudsons was released in local and set off work. The Erie Division 2016 by the NYCSHS and sold out very crews called the H-10 Mikados “sport quickly. This year the NYCSHS released models”. They were regarded as over his Know Thy Niagaras and it has now sold cylindered and slippery, and slower than out as well. the premier NYC freight power on the Division, the L-2 Mohawk. While the Tom is also a model railroader and has a camera runs, we witness the arrival of the finished layout in his home. He models in eastbound Empire State Express, train #50, O-gauge in both 2-rail and 3-rail. powered by a MTH Dreyfuss Hudson. Some photos of his layout are included in Dreyfuss Hudsons were used on this train the “Modeling Videos” section on the when the normally assigned Empire State NYCSHS website. Knowing this I asked Hudsons 5426 and 5429 were unavailable. him to make some videos of his of his several Niagara models.
Tom’s O-Scale two-rail layout includes a pacing sequence of a KTM “Crown” S-1B Niagara.
This locomotive has been re-motored and This scene from Tom Gerbracht’s O-scale re-geared in order to run at NYC two-rail layout features four of the brass passenger train speeds on Tom’s layout. NYC models released by U.S. Hobbies and Tom is the original owner of this model, Westside Models, and a more recent and it is the high water mark for fidelity to offering by MTH. This scene at the Erie, the prototype. PA depot of the New York Central includes a double header of two Hudsons, and another westbound doubleheader
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information to me that on the New York Central, “even numbers go east”, and he was referring to both normal track assignments and train numbers.
This overhead view of Tom Gerbracht’s four-track mainline shows the broad curves of Tom’s layout. The radius of the outside rail is 78 inches, and all curves have easements. In this scene, we see Tom’s KTM Niagara departing Erie on This top view/ view at track level on Tom Track 4, while a pair of Hudsons take a Gerbracht’s layout shows Crown Niagara westbound train on Track 1. A pair of with a heavyweight train after scooping NYC freighters are heading west with a water at the West Springfield, PA track general freight. The lead engine, an L-2A, pans. Tom Gerbracht modeled this scene is one of twenty-five with brass drivers. based on photographs that appeared in the Both engines have been re motored with Central Headlight. The circular tanks, for can motors, but retained their original example, were candy containers. The pans gearing. had to be modeled shortened, as the real Springfield pans were 2000 feet long. To On the Erie Division, the track number model them in O-Scale would have assignments are 4-2-1-3, with the inner required a 41.6-foot tangent, which Tom high-speed tracks one and 2 maintained does not have in his basement. and signaled for high-speed passenger service. Outer tracks four and three were normally operated as freight tracks, although the railroad had crossovers at intervals so that eastbound trains could operate on either track four or two, and westbound trains could operate on tracks one and three. These track assignments MTH Niagara 6025 was photographed dated to about 1914, when the Lake Shore exiting the engine service area on Tom’s and Michigan Southern, which ran “left three-rail layout, which shares common handed”, was merged into the New York tables with his two-rail layout. Tom’s Central. The “outside” freight tracks were three-rail layout has a figure eight assigned since yards were located on both configuration, and crosses over his two- side of the right of way. East of Buffalo, rail layout at two locations. The three-rail the track assignments differed. The key to layout also includes a bypass track with no remembering all of this was my dad’s elevated section. Minimum radius of the
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98 Tom Gerbracht’s Know Thy Niagaras three-rail layout is 56-1/2 inches, which on “Modeling Resources” in the banner permits operation of any locomotive ever and then drop down to “Modeling offered in three-rail as well as providing Videos”. When the page opens scroll realistic performance on curves. Tom down to “Tom Gerbracht’s O-Scale Two operates motive power from other Rail Layout”. There you will find six titles railroads in addition to NYC and B&A on “Know Thy Niagaras I – VI. Click on each this layout, including NKP, B&O, and one to see the videos described in this Bessemer. article.
Take a few minutes to watch them all and you will see some very interesting NYC O- scale trains.
Shown below are the two books authored by Tom and sold exclusively by the MTH Niagara 6014 runs light under the NYCSHS. elevated three-rail portion of Tom Gerbracht’s layout after undergoing “Terminal Repairs” at the New York Central roundhouse at Wesleyville, PA. The Niagara will pick up an eastbound assignment at Collinwood, OH, and will be turned at Harmon, NY and assigned to another westbound passenger train. The roundhouse crew at Wesleyville was not pleased with this visitor, as the engine length prohibited use of the Wesleyville turntable, and the engine could only use one stall of the roundhouse directly opposite the inbound lead. In addition, These are two wonderful reference books the locomotive was long enough that the that are now completely sold out. rear roundhouse stall doors could not be closed, a real disadvantage in bad weather. Watch for further releases of NYCS It is no wonder that many NYC employees products in our MailChimp emails and in thought that the Niagaras were “too big the Collinwood Shop. for the railroad”.
To view all of these videos, go to the NYCSHS website at http://www.NYCHS.org and then click
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Do you love the NYC? How about helping the NYCSHS preserve the memory. Do your part. Preview Of 4th Quarter 201 8 issue If you have read this edition of the NYCentral Modeler, you can’t help but be impressed by the fine modelers out there in our membership. You also should have been impressed with all of the things we are doing to help you model the NYCS. We have been publishing great articles from many of you in all scales. We note that several other Historical Societies’ modeling magazines have gone out of production from lack of member articles. Don’t let that happen to us.
We really do need your help to keep all of the momentum going in the Society. A lot of work is being done to improve our support to Vinny DeRoberts layout members. We need articles and photos for this magazine. We need appears in the next issue. some people to work with us on the Membership Committee. We could use more help in the NYCSHS archives, backup people for the Always looking for website and the Collinwood Shop, and someone with some financial good articles and knowledge to help out our Treasurer. photos for the 1st We all are busy, but it only takes a few hours a month to help us out. Qtr. 2019 edition. We have gotten a few new volunteers now working with us. They Let us see your believe that the Society is a priority for them. How about you? Why handiwork. not join the fun and excitement of involvement in something that is really worthwhile. Just do it!!! [email protected]
Watch the website, www.nycshs.org, for more information and updates. For questions and inquiries, contact Noel Widdifield at [email protected]
Dave Staplin Dresses up Walthers’ 20th Century Baggage and RPOs
and As we head into the fall modeling season, the NYCHS would very much like to include an article by you in the next issue that will be Bob Shaw continues his feature, released in the 4th Qtr. 2018 edition. You should be doing a lot more “NYCS O-Gauge Model Railroading” with your layout or modeling as we head into summer. If you will be in the Oct 1, 2018 edition. building things for your railroad or running your trains, this would be a good time to take some photos and do an article for us. We really would love to hear about your modeling or see your layout. We offer a good opportunity to showcase your talents or collection. Even if you 97
don’t feel you can write an article, just send us some photos of your layout. We need them for all of our publications, but to make the next 100 one, send them to us by August 15, 2018. [email protected]
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